Abstract
A study was conducted on the exchange of moisture by paddy grain stored in sacks ofjute, woven polypropylene and canvas in the open air. Grain moisture and temperature followed a simiiar pattern of variation to ambient relative humidity and temperature. Moisture was aggravated to around 20% by the effect ofrain in all sacks. Once the moisture increased in woven polypropylene sack, the fabric imparted resistance to the release ofmoisture from paddy to the environment and, therefore, more damage occurred. The jute sack showed good exchange ofmoisture between the paddy and the environment and vice-versa; as a result, less damage occurred. The vapour transmission from canvas was higher than the jute but, in practice canvas obstructed air movement to some extent through the sack and similarly decreased moisture transfer from the paddy to the environment. The physical loss of paddy as a comprehensive effect of moisture, temperature, relative humidity and duration of storage was assessed by visual examination and found to be 16.7,35.2 and 30.3% in jute, woven polypropylene and canvas sacks respectively at the end oftwelve month storage. These losses were compared with the loss in rice processing yield and the difference was found significant at the end of six months, however, insignificant after twelve months. Overall the jute sack demonstrated good storage ability of paddy grain even where it was fully exposed to open environment.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Paddy grain moisture and temperature tracked ambient humidity and temperature.
Not reportedSettingDirection
Verbatim
e0“Grain moisture and temperature followed a simiiar pattern of variation to ambient relative humidity and temperature.”
t0“Paddy Grain in Open Environment”
Claim · model-written summary
Rain raised paddy grain moisture to around 20% in every sack.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Moisture was aggravated to around 20% by the effect ofrain in all sacks.”
t0“Paddy Grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Woven polypropylene resisted moisture release and was associated with more paddy damage.
Not reportedMaterial
Verbatim
e0“Once the moisture increased in woven polypropylene sack, the fabric imparted resistance to the release ofmoisture from paddy to the environment and, therefore, more damage occurred.”
Claim · model-written summary
Jute allowed moisture exchange and less paddy damage.
Verbatim
e0“The jute sack showed good exchange ofmoisture between the paddy and the environment and vice-versa; as a result, less damage occurred.”
Claim · model-written summary
Canvas had higher vapour transmission than jute.
Verbatim
e0“The vapour transmission from canvas was higher than the jute”
t0“Paddy Grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Canvas obstructed air movement and reduced moisture transfer from paddy.
Verbatim
e0“canvas obstructed air movement to some extent through the sack and similarly decreased moisture transfer from the paddy to the environment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Physical paddy loss after twelve months was 16.7% in jute sacks.
Verbatim
e0“The physical loss of paddy as a comprehensive effect of moisture, temperature, relative humidity and duration of storage was assessed by visual examination and found to be 16.7,35.2 and 30.3% in jute, woven polypropylene and canvas sacks respectively at the end oftwelve month storage.”
Claim · model-written summary
Physical paddy loss after twelve months was 35.2% in woven polypropylene sacks.
Verbatim
e0“found to be 16.7,35.2 and 30.3% in jute, woven polypropylene and canvas sacks respectively at the end oftwelve month storage.”
e1“The physical loss of paddy”
t0“Physical Losses in Bagged Paddy Grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Physical paddy loss after twelve months was 30.3% in canvas sacks.
Verbatim
e0“found to be 16.7,35.2 and 30.3% in jute, woven polypropylene and canvas sacks respectively at the end oftwelve month storage.”
t0“Physical Losses in Bagged Paddy Grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Physical losses differed significantly from rice processing yield losses after six months.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativae0 - Outcome
- differencee0
- Qualifier
- end of six monthse0
- Comparator
- loss in rice processing yielde0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“These losses were compared with the loss in rice processing yield and the difference was found significant at the end of six months, however, insignificant after twelve months.”
Claim · model-written summary
Physical losses did not differ significantly from rice processing yield losses after twelve months.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae0
- Outcome
- differencee0
- Qualifier
- after twelve monthse0
- Comparator
- loss in rice processing yielde0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“These losses were compared with the loss in rice processing yield and the difference was found significant at the end of six months, however, insignificant after twelve months.”
Claim · model-written summary
Jute sacks had good storage ability for paddy grain in an open environment.
Verbatim
e0“Overall the jute sack demonstrated good storage ability of paddy grain even where it was fully exposed to open environment.”
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