Oat grain density measurement by sand displacement and analysis of physical components of test weight

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 654-659

  Doehlert, Douglas C ^a   McMullen, Michael S ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY;

BULK DENSITY; GRAIN DENSITY; GRAIN PACKINGS; LARGE-GRAIN; MONETARY VALUE; PACKING EFFICIENCY; PHYSICAL COMPONENTS; SAND DISPLACEMENTS; SMALL GRAINS; TEST WEIGHT;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA;

EID: 53049095668     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-85-5-0654     Document Type: Article

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