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Proportion of milky grains as an indicator of optimum stage for harvesting rice.

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Title Proportion of milky grains as an indicator of optimum stage for harvesting rice.
 
Creator Srinivas, T.
Bhashyam, M. K.
Mahadevappa, M.
Desikachar, H. S. R.
 
Subject 01 Rice
05 Processing and Engineering
 
Description The sUitability of some parameters for Identifying: the optimum harvesting stage for
retaining best mming quality was examined by harvesting rice (Oryza sativa L.) at 5 different
stages of maturity, when the average grain moisture varied from 30 10 17%in 8 pure-bred
varieties. The shelling breakage was minimum wben the grain moisture was 20-23%.
The percentage of sun-checked grains was fairly low at this range but showed high varietal
variation. There was a steep increase in sun-checking below this moisture level.
The proportion of green grains and soft milky grains decreased steeply a little
before optimum maturity. When the grain moisture was 20-23%, the proportion of green
grains was 2-7 ~"~ and that of milky grains 0-1 ~{ The proportion of milky grains can be a
simple, easily identifiable and measurable parameter for deciding the optimum stage of
harvesting rice.
 
Date 1976
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/5105/1/Indian%20Journal%20of%20Agricultural%20Science%2C%20Volume-46%28%20%281976%29%20555-559.pdf
Srinivas, T. and Bhashyam, M. K. and Mahadevappa, M. and Desikachar, H. S. R. (1976) Proportion of milky grains as an indicator of optimum stage for harvesting rice. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science, 46. pp. 555-559.