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International Agrophysics
publisher:Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland
ISSN: 0236-8722


vol. 9, nr. 2 (1995)

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The effect of two types of moisture treatment of wheat grain on endosperm damage
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W. Woźniak
Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doswiadczalna 4,20-236 Lublin, Poland

vol. 9 (1995), nr. 2, pp. 165-170
abstract Wheat grain of low moisture content cracks when it absorbs water or moisture from the environment. The resulting endosperm damage is detected by X-ray method. Grain samples of spring wheat cv. Henika of 10 % moisture content of different endosperm types -vitreous and mealy, were subjected to the process of moistening: in water, and in a controlled-climate chamber. The resulting internal damage was described by means of digital indexes. Analysis of results indicates that the extent of the damage is affected by both the method of moistening and the type of endosperm.
keywords wheat grain, internal damage, moisture gradient, X-ray detection