The tensile properties of ten indigenous grasses

Abstract

A study of the tensile properties of the leaves of ten indigenous grasses as measured in terms of their breaking force and their breaking tension has shown that Masses differ from one another in these properties. In general the tensile properties of the grasses show little change during the early part of the season, but increase significantly during the autumn and early winter. In general it was noted that the tensile properties of the leaves of those grasses which retained their physical form on attaining maturity tended to be greater than those of the grasses which mature early in the season.

Keywords: breaking forces|seasonal variations|breaking tensions|palatabilities|grass leaves|leaves|grasses|indigenous species|tensile strengths|maturity|seasonalities