International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 2
First page : (556) Last page : (562)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2534
Physical Properties of Pigeon Pea Grains at Different Moisture Content
Kalay Khan1*, S.C. Moses1, Ashok Kumar1, Devesh Kumar2 and Abhishek Upadhyay2
1Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, UP, India
2Department of Agriculture Doon (PG) College of Agriculture Science & Technology,
Selaqui, Dehradun, UK, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: khan.kalay93@gmail.com
Received: 30.01.2017 | Revised: 12.02.2017 | Accepted: 13.02.2017
ABSTRACT
Physical properties of grains plays play important role in the design of seed hopper, conveyers and seed metering device. The physical properties of pigeon pea grains at different range of moisture content from 10.3 to 20.3 d.b. were investigated. The pigeon pea grains dimensions such as length, width thickness and diameter increase linearly with increase moisture content. An increase in bulk density and true density was observed at different moisture content 10.3, 13.6, 16.8 and 20.3 % d.b.
Key words: Pigeon pea, Moisture content, Physical properties, Bulk density
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Cite this article: Khan, K., Moses, S.C., Kumar, A., Kumar, D. and Upadhyay, A., Physical Properties of Pigeon Pea Grains at Different Moisture Content, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(2): 556-562 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2534
