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International Agrophysics
publisher:Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland
ISSN: 0236-8722


vol. 15, nr. 4 (2001)

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Determination of the mechanical properties of blackcurrant shoots
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Skubisz G.1, Rudko T.1, Salamon Z.2
1 Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, P.O. Box 201, 20-290 Lublin 27, Poland
2 Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Pomologiczna 18, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland

vol. 15 (2001), nr. 4, pp. 287-291
abstract In this study, the mechanical properties of blackcurrant shoots are expressed by means of shoot rigidity and elasticity coefficients determined in a bending test. The experiment was performed on one-, twoand three-year old shoots of the Titania and Ojebyn varieties. It was found that the determination of the mechanical properties of one-, twoand three-year old shoots contributed to the knowledge of the strength characteristics of shoots of blackcurrant shrubs. The studies also showed the differentiation between the varieties.
keywords rigidity, elasticity coefficient, shoot diameter, shoots of blackcurrant shrubs