... agreement with the findings of Kuppers et al (1986) which showed the absence of any role of leaf water status in explaining the afternoon depression of A in a range of species ofthe temperate ... indicating that the changes in A are primarily due to alterations of mesophyll photosynthesis (Jones, 1985) The midday depression of A in J copaia was not related to the diurnal changes of leaf water ... on photosynthesis and stomatal controlof gas exchange in three coniferous species PhysioL Plant 73, 97-104 Jones H.G (1985) Partitioning stomatal and non-stomatal limitations to photosynthesis...
... impairment ofthe binding activity 1382 The studies presented here focused on the importance ofthe N-terminus ofthe c subunit during ATP hydrolysis in addition to examining the role of binding and ... responses ofthe Ca2+-ATPase activityofthe different mutant assemblies were examined after the addition ofthe e subunit (Fig 5) The abcWT assembly that exhibited the highest Ca2+-ATPase activity ... deletions ofthe c subunit barely inhibited the interaction between c and e, further studies were performed to confirm the responses ofthe mutant assemblies to the inhibitory e subunit The inhibitory...
... time for the wet-season harvest, and for experimental purpose This time the purpose ofthe experiment was to evaluate the performance and throughput ofthe dryer at different drying regimes The full ... measure the glass transition temperature of rice and to investigate the effect of tempering on the increase in the mechanical strength of rice This was the preliminary work mainly to establish the ... does not match with the investment to be made for the purchase ofthe driers and other equipment The delay start ofthe project also contributed to this difficulty since the actual progress has...
... based on the outcome ofthe survey and experiments The above activities can be clustered into groups: - The 8-ton dryer - The 1-ton dryer - Survey, training, and extension The final report ofthe ... cooperatives on the benefit of mechanical drying against sun drying andthe economic value ofthe correct harvesting time and method The demonstration and training activity for the farmers were undertaken ... Vietnamese and Australian coordinators in Thailand and Philippines to learn about their experiences in rice cracking and get aware of their current activities in relation to postharvest handling of rice...
... between farmers and scientists Figure 7: Farmer Phan The Toan, talking about his experience in the use ofthe dryer Figure 8: Statement of local officer, Mr Nguyen van Thanh, Vice Head ofthe people ... Introduction the delegates, participants 8:10 – 8:15: Introduction the content ofthe training program (Dr Vinh Truong) 8:15 – 8:20: Statement of local officer (Vice President ofthe district) ... Introduction the delegates, participants 8:10 – 8:15: Introduction the content ofthe training program (Dr Vinh Truong) 8:15 – 8:20: Statement of local officer (Vice President ofthe district)...
... Introduction the delegates, participants 8:10 – 8:15: Introduction the content ofthe training program (Dr Vinh Truong) 8:15 – 8:20: Statement of local officer (Vice President ofthe district) ... Meeting hall of people’s committee of Phong Dien district 7:30 – 8:00: Welcome the participants at Meeting hall of people’s committee of Tân Hiệp district 8:00 – 8:10: Declaration the reason of training ... Local officers: - Hà Anh Dũng – Director of Extension Center of Cần Thơ province - Nguyen Van Mực –President ofthe people committee of Tân Thới commune - Nguyễn thị ngọc Ánh – Deputy Head of Science...
... running the machine - The mobility ofthe machine in the field depends on the weight of machine andthe size of field - Hard to harvest lodged rice 192 - Grain quality good - The machine consists of ... rice The drying rate will highly dependent on the weather condition andthe stage of harvesting There are losses due to shattering ofthe grain and rice cracking due to over drying or rewetting of ... capacity of 4ha/day The data of Long An is reasonable and close to the actual capacity of standard combine-harvester (SCH = 4ha/day) currently used in the MRD and was selected for estimation of the...
... to the partial gelatinization ofthe starch on the surface ofthe rice kernels The gelatinization of starch makes the surface become dense, and some ofthe surface cracks can become fused and ... block of experiment, the dependent variables were: the drying rate (shown by the drying curve), the uniformity ofthe final MC (shown by the MC ofthe bottom, middle, and top layers), the head ... parts ofthe grain); the second is to relax the molecules thereby making the structure more rigid or dense [14, 15, 16] Both these effects would reduce the level of fissuring in the kernels, thereby...
... the millers and farmers are aware ofthe efficiency of mills in order to augment the value of their produce • The medium scale rice mills should be promoted even in village level to improve the ... comprised of around 10% bran and 20% husk) In literatures, the head rice recovery and total rice recovery have been achieved as high as 60% and 70% Therefore, there is still a scope of improving the ... meanwhile there is no information reported on the effect of paddy quality on performance of milling system In this study, the effects of initial moisture content of paddy on the performance of rubber-roll...
... and heaped immediately Hand and dried in the sun (one day) Reaper and heaped immediately Reaper and dried in the sun (one day) Hand and heaped immediately Hand and dried on the sun (one day) Combined ... Where, f and m are the days of field and sun drying; FD = 8% is the losses of HRY due to field drying (as reported by Cuong, 2003) and SD% is the losses of HRY due to sun drying The fractions f and ... that the milling is another important factor to improve the head rice yield - It is necessary that the millers and farmers are aware ofthe efficiency of mills in order to augment the value of their...
... 22-23Sep/07 and 29-30Sep/07, such as the pictures ofthe farmers in the training lesson hall and in the demonstration places The subscripts V and E are for Vietnamese and English, respectively # The ... information in the later training series They are shown in the Appendices of this report III APPENDICES # The appendices 1, 2, 3, and are the summaries ofthe training activities for the training ... INVESTIGATION OF RICE KERNEL CRACKING AND ITS CONTROL IN THE FIELD AND DURING POST-HARVEST PROCESSES IN THE MEKONG DELTA OF VIETNAM NONG LAM UNIVERSITY QUEENSLAND I UNIVERSITY OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES The...
... Institute Information Project Name Investigation of rice kernel cracking and its control in the field and during post-harvest processes in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Nong Lam ... Contact Officer(s) In Australia: Team Leader Name: Bhesh Bhandari Position: Associate Professor Organisation: The University of Queensland Telephone: +61733469192 Fax:+61733651177 Email:b.bhandari@uq.edu.au ... Project Team Leader Dr Vinh Truong Australian Organisation The University of Queensland Australian Personnel Associate Professor Bhesh Bhandari Professor Shu Fukai Date commenced April 2006 Completion...
... installed in the cooperatives in which many of their members are small holder farmers These facilities are being managed and utilised by the members of farmer’s cooperative The most ofthe farmers ... milling operators and related officers #4 Organisation ofthe training program on use and maintenance ofthe combinedharvester for the service providers The project will collaborate with the manufacturers’ ... Demonstrations to the farmers and provincial pilot cooperatives on the benefit of mechanical drying against sun drying and economic value ofthe correct harvesting time and method To make the farmers,...
... capacity of 4ha/day The data of Long An is reasonable and close to the actual capacity of standard combine-harvester (SCH = 4ha/day) currently used in the MRD and was selected for estimation ofthe ... defined as the ratio ofthe mass of unbroken kernel to the total mass of paddy rice The head rice is composed of grains which maintain at least 75% of their length after milling Hardness of rice ... to the fluctuation of weather and rains As shown in Figure 3, there was a decrease in the percentage of respondents who used sun drying (from 79.5% in 2006 to 39.75% in 2009) andthe number of...
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... accurately determine the best sizes and shapes ofthe parts We must estimate the masses ofthe links and other parts ofthe design in order to make a first pass at the calculation We will then have to ... spot on the bat The "right place on the bat" to hit the ball is the center of percussion associated with the point that your hands grip the bat (the center of rotation) Hitting the ball at other ... racquet, or golf club In the case of our mallet example, a center of percussion at the head corresponds to a center of rotation near the end ofthe handle, andthe handle is usually contoured...
... side of a standard tennis court over the net such that they land and bounce within each ofthe three court areas defined by the court's white lines The order and frequency of a ball's landing ... for processing and computation ofthe needed balance masses and locations The data needed from the measurements are the magnitudes ofthe peak forces andthe angular locations of those peaks ... consideration ofthe dynamic forces that they generate The strategy in most ofthe following project problems is to keep the dynamic pin forces and thus the shaking forces to a minimum and also keep the...