A brief history of grain and seed moisture sensing through dielectric properties

9th International Conference on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances, ISEMA 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 202-212

  Nelson, Stuart O ^a   Trabelsi, Samir ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal grain; Electrical properties; Moisture sensing; Oilseed

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OILSEEDS; PERMITTIVITY;

BULK DENSITY; CEREAL GRAINS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; MOISTURE SENSING; SOURCES OF INFORMATIONS;

MOISTURE;

EID: 85073496557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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