Physical and mechanical properties of some hybrid corn varieties

Authors

  • Turgut Ozturk Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture
  • Bilge Esen Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v6i1.755

Keywords:

corn varieties, physical properties, angle of internal friction, coefficient of friction

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the structural designing parameters of silo and bins used for storage of some hybrid corn varieties (Zea mays L.). In the research, three corn varieties

Author Biographies

Turgut Ozturk, Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture

PhD, Professor, Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ondokuz May?s, Samsun, Turkey. Tel: +90-362-3121919/1273; Fax: +90-362

Bilge Esen, Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture

Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Structure and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ondokuz May?s, Samsun, Turkey.

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Ozturk, T., & Esen, B. (2013). Physical and mechanical properties of some hybrid corn varieties. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 6(1), 111–116. https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v6i1.755

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2013): IJABE

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Agro-product and Food Processing Systems

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