COMPARISON OF WATER SORPTION BEHAVIOR OF 3 RICE VARIETIES UNDER DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES

The aim of this paper was to establish similarities and differences be tween wafer to determine which of them can be stored together Both, tw o-way and one-factor analysis were performed. F-tests, assuming normal ity of the errors, and free distribution tests were carried out. The a ssumptions of the tests were verified. At 15 degrees C there exist som e sorption differences that can be detected neither at 25 degrees C no r at 35 degrees C. In establishing which varieties can be stored toget her the study of the similarities and dissimilarities in sorption beha viour at a given temperature cannot be extrapolated to another tempera ture. These results show the importance of analysing sorption characte ristics of cereals and oil seeds at different storage temperatures in order to decide adequately on storage policy. (C) 1997 Elsevier Scienc e Limited. All rights reserved.