Physical Attributes of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology | ||
| Article 2, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-23 PDF (178 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| A. A. Masoumi* | ||
| Department of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfa-han, Islamic Republic of Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Some physical attributes of two common types of Iranian garlic cloves (white and pink) were identified and compared. A machine vision system was used to determine three di-mensions and both major and minor projected areas of garlic cloves at a moisture content of 42.4% w. b. The geometric mean diameter and sphericity were calculated, as well as the unit mass and volume of cloves were measured. In the moisture range from 34.9 to 56.7% w.b., the unit density, bulk density and porosity for both types were measured. Re-sults showed that the unit density, bulk density and porosity of cloves were affected sig-nificantly by moisture content (p<0.01). The type of garlic had a highly significant effect on the unit density and porosity (P<0.01), and a significant effect on the bulk density (P<0.05). The relationship between volume and dimensions of cloves was established using regression analysis. The effect of moisture content on physical properties of cloves was also expressed by appropriate equations. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Garlic; Machine Vision; Physical attributes | ||
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