Evaluation the Effects of Some Relevant Parameters on Elastic Modulus of Pumpkin Seed and Its Kernel

Table 3

Mean comparison of elastic modulus (Mpa) of pumpkin seed and its kernel considering interaction effect of loading rate, variety, and moisture content.

Variety	Moisture content (%)	Loading rate (mm/min)
		2		5		8		10
		Seed	Kernel	Seed	Kernel	Seed	Kernel	Seed	Kernel
Zaria	4	73.55a	56.38n	70.35e	53.29r	66.99i	49.61t	64.53k	47.37v
	7.8	63.66b	45.83o	60.91f	43.51o	59.08f	42.11o	57.47l	40.27w
	14	56.68c	38.52p	53.35g	35.9s	50.79j	34.3s	47.48m	32.04x
	20	50.28d	30.71q	47.9h	29.06q	45.39h	27.11u	43.04h	27.71u
Gaboor	4	101.83a	85.93o	98.63e	82.73s	95.27i	79.37w	92.80l	76.91z
	7.8	91.95b	76.05p	89.19f	73.29t	87.36j	71.46t	85.75j	69.11t
	14	84.96c	67.81q	81.63g	64.42v	79.07g	62.28x	75.76m	59.55𝜇
	20	78.56d	58.37r	76.2h	56.02r	73.67k	53.66y	71.32n	51.41α

The means with the same letter is not significant at 5% level according to Duncan’s multiple ranges test.