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Effect of moisture content on physical properties of coarse grain

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Title Effect of moisture content on physical properties of coarse grain
 
Creator Pati, Rajeswari
 
Contributor Jain, Surjeet
 
Subject Grain, soil density, Economic resources, Sorghum, Maize, Sowing, Fruits, Millets, Forest products, Statistical methods
 
Description Physical properties often required for designing the equipments for planting, harvesting and post
harvest operations. Now-a-days, all developed and developing countries are boosting the production of
coarse grain as its importance as a staple food in a diet. Some selected varieties of coarse grains viz.
sorghum, pearl millet and maize developed in HAU were procured. Physical properties such as Sphericity,
crushing load, thousand grain mass, bulk density, particle density, porosity, angle of repose, coefficient of
internal friction and coefficient of external friction on three surfaces (Plywood, G.I. sheet, Concrete) and
colour were measured for three moisture contents namely 10%, 14% and 18% d.b. The physical properties
of sorghum with four varieties Cv. HC-308, HC-171, HC-260 and HJ-513; pearl millet with five varieties
Cv. HHB-117, HHB-94, HHB-223, HHB-197 and HHB-67 and maize with four varieties Cv. 139x1011,
1040x1011, HM-7 and 3-4-8-6ER were determined and the results were written in the text. The regression
analysis was done and prediction equations are given. The properties like Sphericity, crushing load, bulk
density, particle density linearly decreased and the properties like thousand grain mass, porosity, angle of
repose, coefficient of internal friction and coefficient of external friction linearly increased with increase in
moisture content for all the varieties.
 
Date 2016-11-10T14:44:04Z
2016-11-10T14:44:04Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/84905
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU