Pelleting characteristics of fractionated sun-cured and dehydrated alfalfa grinds

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 813-820

  Adapa, Phani K ^a   Tabil, Lope G ^a   Schoenau, Greg J ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Dehydrated alfalfa; Durability; Fractionation; Hardness; Pelleting; Sun cured alfalfa

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DEHYDRATION; DURABILITY; FRACTIONATION; HARDNESS; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PELLETIZING; TEMPERATURE;

ALFALFA GRINDS; DEHYDRATED ALFALFA; SUN-CURED ALFALFA;

CROPS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 14644433733     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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