| Physical and chemical alterations of agricultural products may occur during storage, leading to quantitative and qualitative losses. Thus, knowledge regarding the relationship between the product and temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) of the environment is required in order to diminish these possible alterations. Being that stated, this work aimed to determine the most adequate mathematical model to represent the equilibrium moisture content (Xeq) of sugar beet seed, cv. “Chata do Egito”, at different T and RH. Xeq was achieved by means of static method, using saturated saline solutions, attaining RH values between 11 and 96 %. Seeds were placed inside of dissectors containing the saline solutions, afterwards stored at BOD chambers under different... |
