Selected geometric and mechanical properties of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grain

Abstract

The properties of grain of Mauritia and Prestige barley varieties were determined for moisture content of 12.5 and 15.5% wet basis. Broad variations were observed in the relationship between the moisture content of grain, its variety, and the geometric properties of barley. Most of the geometric properties of barley were dependent on both the cultivar studied and the moisture content of grain, while selected characteristics were dependent on moisture content of grain or barley cultivar only. The values of displacement, force and energy required for kernel rapture were lower for Mauritia variety than Prestige variety and were not dependent on the moisture content of grain. Copyright © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.