ppt课件-枫糖浆的故事——爱荷华州北部大学（ the maple syrup story- universityof northern iowa）.pptVIP

The Maple Syrup Story V. Berg UNI Plant Physiology What every Vermonter knows Sap flows in the early spring Need nights below freezing Need days above freezing Need hole bored into xylem (wood) of tree to get sap out via pipe or tubing You need to boil the excess water from 20 gallons of sap to get one gallon of maple syrup Maple sap has a lot of sugar (and flavors) What we didn’t understand Why we needed cold nights Why we needed warm days What made the sap rise into the trunk The big surprises Sap moved up into the trunk at night Pressure in the trunk went up in the day This was a whole ne