Magnetic resonance imaging studies to determine the moisture removal patterns in wheat during drying

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 48, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ghosh, P K ^a   Jayas, D S ^a   Gruwel, M L H ^b   White, N D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drying; Gradient vector; Moisture distribution; MRI; Wheat

Indexed keywords

DRYING; ECHO SUPPRESSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOISTURE; SEED;

GRADIENT VECTOR; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; MOISTURE REMOVAL;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

DRYING; EMBRYOS; ENDOSPERM; MOISTURE; SEEDS; WHEAT;

EID: 33846248394     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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