Parallel-plate moisture sensor for yellow-dent field corn

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1353-1357

  Lawrence, K C ^a   Funk, D B ^a   Windham, W R ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Corn; Dielectric; Moisture content; Moisture sensor; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; MOISTURE; REFLECTION COEFFICIENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSOR; UNITED STATES; YELLOW DENT FILLED CORN;

CALIBRATION; CAPACITANCE; FOOD PRODUCTS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTICAL SENSORS;

MOISTURE SENSOR;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033201006     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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