Water absorption characteristics of Obatanpa and Mamaba maize hybrids (Zea mays)

International Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Addo, Ahmad ^a   Bart Plange, Ato ^a   Dzisi, Komla ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Arrhenius type equation; Diffusion coefficient; Maize; Modelling; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIFFUSION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ARRHENIUS TYPE EQUATIONS; MAIZE HYBRIDS; MAMABA; OBATANPA;

CROPS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIFFUSION CONSTANT; WATER ABSORPTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749402393     PISSN: 15563758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1556-3758.1067     Document Type: Article

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