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Physical Properties of Chickpea (C. arietinum) Cultivars
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: Paper number 036058, 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting . (doi: 10.13031/2013.14130) @2003Authors: Amin Allah Masoumi, Lope Tabil
Keywords: Physical property, chickpea, dimension, density, friction, terminal velocity, cohesion
Physical attributes and some moisture dependent physical properties of chickpea (large
kabuli, small kabuli (chico) and desi) were measured. The major, intermediate, minor and geometric
diameter, unite mass and volume of seeds measured at moisture content of about 10% w.b. The
particle and bulk densities, porosity, projected area, emptying and filling angle of reposes, static
coefficient of friction on various surfaces, cohesion and terminal velocity of chickpea seed were
measured at different levels of moisture content (7.5 -14% w.b.).
The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and comparison of means were performed using PROC GLM to
evaluate the effect of moisture content on the physical properties of various chickpea samples. The
relationship between physical properties and moisture content were shown by appropriate models.
The comparison means indicated that at each moisture level, the mean values of physical properties
for various chickpea samples were significantly different (p<0.05).