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Hull Adhesion Characteristics of Early-split and Normal Pistachio Nuts
- Source :
- Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 12:219-221
- Publication Year :
- 1996
- Publisher :
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 1996.
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Abstract
- The hull adhesion properties of early-split and normal pistachio nuts were studied to determine the feasibility of separating early-split nuts from normal nuts by their hulling characteristics. The hulls of pistachio nuts were found to adhere more tightly to the shells of early-split nuts than to normal nuts. Laboratory hulling tests on pistachio nuts harvested in 1993 indicated that under controlled conditions, 98% of the normal nut hulls were removed while only 9% of the early-split hulls were removed.
Details
- ISSN :
- 19437838
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Engineering in Agriculture
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e82ba5cde9bc546acfdb4f96ec091841