Comparison of Some Physico-Mechanical Nut and Kernel Properties of Two Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Cultivars

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  • Sezai ERCISLI Ataturk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, 25240 Erzurum (TR)
  • Mazhar KARA Ataturk University Agricultural Faculty Department of Agricultural Machinery 25240 Erzurum (TR)
  • Ismail OZTURK Ataturk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery, 25240 Erzurum (TR)
  • Bahadir SAYINCI Ataturk University Agricultural Faculty Department of Agricultural Machinery 25240 Erzurum (TR)
  • Fatih KALKAN Ataturk University Agricultural Faculty Department of Agricultural Machinery 25240 Erzurum (TR)

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https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha3926045

Abstract

Some physical such as length, width, thickness, mass, geometric mean diameter, sphericity and surface area and mechanical properties such as deformation at cracking, cracking force, energy absorbed and hardness of nuts and kernels were determined at three orientations first time for two walnut cultivars, namely Mara?-18 and Yalova-1 widely grown in Turkey. For nuts, the average length (45.48 mm), mass (12.70 g), geometric mean diameter (36.83 mm) and surface area (42.66 cm2) were the highest in cv. Yalova-1 while width (34.18 mm), thickness (33.74 mm), shell thickness (1.48 mm) and sphericity (87.41%) were the highest in cv. Mara?-18. For all the loading orientations, the values of deformation at cracking, cracking force, energy absorbed and hardness of cv. Mara?-18 were higher than those of cv. Yalova-1. The effect of loading orientation to kernel extraction quality was found insignificant for both walnut cultivars.

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2011-11-21

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ERCISLI, S., KARA, M., OZTURK, I., SAYINCI, B., & KALKAN, F. (2011). Comparison of Some Physico-Mechanical Nut and Kernel Properties of Two Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Cultivars. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 39(2), 227–231. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha3926045

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DOI: 10.15835/nbha3926045

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