PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FENUGREEK SEEDS (TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM L.) IN MULTIFACTORIAL AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS

摘要

The aim of this study was to identify changes in the physical properties of fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.), observed in agricultural experiments with multifactorial designs. The thousand seed weight, true density, bulk density, color and spectral composition, linear dimensions, shape factors and textural properties of fenugreek seeds were determined. The results were processed statistically by analysis of variance, correlation analysis. True density was from 1.283 to 1.318 g cm-3, onethousand seed weight from 10.83 to 14.37 g, and the length (L) and width (S) contained in the range of 3.78 to 4.01 and 2.65 to 2.84 mm, respectively, depending on the experimental group, respectively. The influence of inoculation and agricultural treatments for one thousand seed weight has been demonstrated. Statistically significant correlations were noted for bulk density (from -0.809 to 0.772) and porosity (-0.754 to 0.762) with shape factors W_3, W_9 and W_(12).