Article
Soybean Mechanical Damage Detection
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2000
DOI
10.13031/2013.505
Abstract
The sodium hypochlorite and indoxyl acetate tests were compared as methods for quantifying the mechanical damage of soybeans. These methods were selected from six described in the literature. Soybeans at 7 and 21% moisture content were damaged in a Stein Breakage Tester and the remaining whole soybeans were subjected to the two tests. Sodium hypochlorite indicates damage by causing soybeans with cracked hulls to swell whereas the indoxyl acetate test utilizes a dye to stain soybeans with scratched or cracked hulls. The indoxyl acetate test was found to be more sensitive, but the sodium hypochlorite test yielded more consistent data. The hypochlorite test was selected as a suitable test for soybean mechanical damage quantification.
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Open
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Copyright Date
2000
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
David VanUtrecht, Carl J. Bern and Ibni Hajar Rukunudin. "Soybean Mechanical Damage Detection" Applied Engineering in Agriculture Vol. 16 Iss. 24 (2000) p. 13 - 141 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cjbern/51/
This article is from Applied Engineering in Agriculture 16 (2000): 137–141, doi:10.13031/2013.5059. Posted with permission.