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| International Agrophysics |
| publisher: | Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland |
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0236-8722 |
vol. 14, nr. 2 (2000)
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Mechanical properties of sugar beet roots during harvest
and storage
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Gorzelany J., Puchalski C.
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Department of Agricultural Production Technology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Ćwiklińskiej 235-601 Rzeszów, Poland |
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vol. 14 (2000), nr. 2,
pp. 173-179
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abstract
Comparative study of root mechanical properties of four sugar beet cultivars over harvest and storage periods in the conditions of static loads were carried out including determination of some mechanical parameters of beet root skin in two measurement zones within the applicability range of the Hooks law. Tests concerning the effect of cultivar and measurement zone on tested parameters were performed on a micro tensile tester, Zwick model 1425 in the Department of Agricultural Production Technology. The average values of skin destruction forces were 241.22 254.1 N and 227.4 245.8 N for freshly harvested sugar beet roots and after 45 days of storage, respectively.
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keywords
sugar beet, root skin, destructive force, deformation
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