HANDY: a device for assessing resistance to mechanical crushing of maize kernel.

ABSTRACT:

Background

How to control the physical damage during maize kernel harvesting is a major problem for both mechanical designers and plant breeders. A limitation of addressing this problem is lacking a reliable method for assessing the relation between kernel damage susceptibility and threshing quality. The design, construction, and testing of a portable tool called "HANDY", which can assess the resistance to mechanical crushing in maize kernel. HANDY can impact the kernel with a special accelerator at a given rotating speed and then cause measurable damage to the kernel. These factors are varied to determine the ideal parameters for operating the HANDY.

Results

Breakage index (BI, target index of HANDY), decreased as the moisture content of kernel increased or the rotating spe

SUBMITTER: Su Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature