| Tef (Eragrostistef (Zucc.)Trotter) is atypical crop growing in most areas of Ethiopia, with the first area coverage. In this study mechanical properties of Tef stem the major four varieties, viz; Local, Dz-Cr-438- (Kora), Dz-Cr-387/RIL-355(Quncho) and Dz-01-1880 (Guduru) was determined. The factors considered were moisture content, diameter and thickness of the Tef stem and analyze their mechanical properties using Texture Analyzer and Universal Testing Machine. The result indicated that the minimum and maximum value of modulus of elasticity was 0.13 and 2.6 Gpa at moisture level 8.82% and 16.6%; 1.03 and 3.6Gpa at moisture level 10.32% and 13.79%; 0.85 and 3.22Gpa at moisture level 7.65% and 12.72%; 1.27 and 3.88Gpa at moisture level 5.5% and 19.70%... |
