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Effect of harvesting and handling on damage in canned kidney beans
Authors
W. Mick CanevariRobert G. Curley
Michael Murray
Clay Brooks
Gerald Knutson
Authors Affiliations
W. Mick Canevari is Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County; Robert G. Curley is Extension Agricultural Engineer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis; Michael Murray is Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Colusa County; Clay Brooks is Extension Development Engineer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis; Gerald Knutson is Extension Development Engineer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 43(3):32-34. DOI:10.3733/ca.v043n03p32. May 1989.
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Abstract
Kidney beans become very susceptible to mechanical damage at moisture levels below 11.5% to 12%. It is important, therefore, to harvest early at higher moisture and to minimize mechanical impact during threshing and warehousing operations.
Canevari W, Curley R, Murray M, Brooks C, Knutson G. 1989. Effect of harvesting and handling on damage in canned kidney beans. Hilgardia 43(3):32-34. DOI:10.3733/ca.v043n03p32
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