Pattern of crack formation in rice grain as influenced by shape and orientation of cells.

Srinivas, T. (1975) Pattern of crack formation in rice grain as influenced by shape and orientation of cells. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 26 (10). 1479-1482, 8 ref..

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Abstract

Stress cracks usually develop across the grain in rice, although longitudinal cracks also develop occasionally on one axis. On examination of sections of rice grain it was noticed that orientation of elongated cells provided cell wall continuation across the grain and also along the length in the dorsiventral axis. Cracks were found to develop easily along these cell wall lines. Crack formation was difficult in the lateral axis along the length since cell wall continuity was absent. However, when severely dried grains were suddenly wetted, cracks developed even in this axis by disruption of cells along the cleavage path.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CELLS-; rice, cell walls stress cracks in; RICE-; stress cracks in rice; DAMAGE-; rice, stress cracks in; STRESS-
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 21 Cereals > 01 Rice
Divisions:	Grain Science and Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	24 May 2016 10:22
Last Modified:	24 May 2016 10:22
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/7099

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