Physical and mechanical properties of fresh and stored sweet onions

dc.contributor.author	Maw, BW	en
dc.contributor.author	Hung, Y-C	en
dc.contributor.author	Tollner, EW	en
dc.contributor.author	Smittle, DA	en
dc.contributor.author	Mullinix, BG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:43:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:43:03Z
dc.date.issued	1996	en
dc.identifier.issn	00012351	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/975
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dc.subject	Physical properties	en
dc.subject	Sweet onions	en
dc.title	Physical and mechanical properties of fresh and stored sweet onions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1996	en
heal.abstract	Some physical and mechanical properties of a sample of 'Granex-Grano' type sweet onions were examined in an attempt to more deeply understand the conditions under which those onions may most appropriately be grown, harvested, stored, processed, shipped, and marketed. Those onions evaluated had a mean mass, surface area, volume, and density of 98 g, 111 cm2, 95 cm3, and 1 100 kg/m3, respectively. The overall mean equatorial diameter was 62 mm and the mean polar diameter was 42 mm. Of the mature onions examined, 59% of the onions were oblate and 41% were prolate. Crushing load and puncture force are indications of mechanical strength of the onions to withstand mechanical harvesting and postharvest handling. Onions evaluated from this study had a mean crushing load of 26.4 N and puncture resistance of 25.0 N. © 1996 American Society of Agricultural Engineers.	en
heal.journalName	Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.volume	39	en
dc.identifier.spage	633	en
dc.identifier.epage	637	en