Agricultural applications of dielectric measurements

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 688-702

  Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural products; Dielectric properties; Fruits; Grain; Granular materials; Insects; Moisture measurement; Permittivity; Permittivity density relationships; Powders; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY; POWDERS;

DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE ELECTRIC FIELDS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; PERMITTIVITY-DENSITY RELATIONSHIPS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FRUITS; GRANULES; INSECTS; MOISTURE CONTENT; POWDER; VEGETABLES;

EID: 33748300802     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2006.1667726     Document Type: Article

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