The part of a foodstuff or other substance which would remain if all its water content was removed.
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- Their dry matter content was measured by an infrared humidity analyser and samples were frozen until enzyme extraction was performed.
- The dry matter content for leaves of H. prostrata was 30%, assuming a value of 15% for crop species in general.
- The decrease in water content in the scale after that period was the result of a further decrease in the amount of water while the dry matter mass remained the same.
- High frequency irrigation with nutritive solutions negatively affects both yield and dry matter content in tubers.
- Root dry matter content was estimated using the specific gravity methodology.