Analysis and modeling of water absorption by yellow dent corn kernels before and during gelatinization process

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 805-810

  Noorbakhsh, Shahin ^a   Tabil, Lope ^b   Ghazanfari, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Gelatinization; Modeling; Steeping; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751047575     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2006.805.810     Document Type: Article

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