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Physical properties of grains analysed with XRF within HarvestPlus program
| Crop | Diameter (mm) | Sphericity (%) | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small grains | Pearl Millet | 2a | ≈ 94 | (Jain 1997) |
| Rice | 3b | ≈ 40 | (Varnamkhasti et al. 2008) | |
| Wheat | 4c | ≈ 55 | (Gürsoy and Güzel 2010) | |
| Large grains | Maize | 6c | ≈ 70 | (Karababa 2006) |
| Bean | 8c | ≈ 62 | (Kara et al. 2013) | |
| Cowpea | 7c | ≈ 77 | (Kabas et al. 2007) |
mean diameter
equivalent diameter
geometric mean diameter
