Self-organized crystallization patterns from evaporating droplets of common wheat grain leakages as a potential tool for quality analysis

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Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages 1712-1725

  Kokornaczyk, Maria Olga ^a   Dinelli, Giovanni ^a   Marotti, Ilaria ^a   Benedettelli, Stefano ^b   Nani, Daniele ^c   Betti, Lucietta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Italian Society of Anthroposophical Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

dark field microscopy; droplet evaporation method; fractal dimension analysis; pattern formation; seed vitality; self assembly; self organization; visual evaluation; wheat seed quality

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CULTIVAR; DROPLET EVAPORATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; GERMINATION; MICROSCOPY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEED QUALITY; WHEAT;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSCOPY; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 81455139977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2011/937149     Document Type: Article

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