Abstract
Attenuation of a transmission gamma beam is a possible nondestructive, in situ method with significant potential worldwide economic impact for estimating sugar cane biomass in the field. Laboratory trials were performed with single cane stalks for several varieties passed at constant speed through a collimated cesium-137 beam. Computerized data smoothing and geometry-corrected integration yielded estimates within 5% of weighed masses. Optimized source strength and beam geometry should permit scanning cane rows at one meter per minute.
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