The Effect of Moisture Content on Physical Properties of Berberis

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

E. Velayati ¹

B. Emadi ¹

M. Khojastehpour ¹

M. H. Saeidirad ²

¹ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

² Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center

https://doi.org/10.22067/jam.v1i1.8475

Abstract

In order to enhance the mechanization level of harvest and post-harvest operations of Berberis fruit, as one of the major and local crops of south Khorasan province, some of its physical properties were investigated. Different dimensions, geometrical mean diameter, sphericity, surface area, mass of thousand fruit, true density, bulk density, porosity, static coefficient of friction and the repose angles were determined. The properties and the effect of moisture content on them were studied by the completely randomized designs statistical method. Analysis of data indicated that the change of moisture content caused significant difference (P

Keywords

Physical properties

Berberis

Moisture content

20.1001.1.22286829.1390.1.1.1.4

Subjects

• Postharvest, Processing and Agri-food Engineering

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