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

Table 4

The modulus of elasticity (𝐸) of pumpkin seed and its kernel as a function of variety (𝑉), moisture content (𝑀), loading rate (𝐿), and size category (𝑆).

Product	Relationship	𝑅^2
Seed	𝐸=114.89+28.28𝑉−7.48𝑀−30.46𝑆−2.63𝐿−2.96𝑉^2−0.96𝑀^2+3.25𝑆^2+0.06𝐿^2−0.028𝑉𝑀−0.082𝑉𝑆−0.24𝑀𝑆; −0.025𝑉𝐿+0.018𝑀𝐿+0.75𝑆𝐿+0.022𝑉𝑀𝑆+0.022𝑉𝑀𝐿+0.015𝑀𝑆𝐿+0.005𝑉𝑆𝐿0.006𝑉𝑀𝑆𝐿	0.98
Kernel	𝐸=89.94+31.31𝑉−8.86𝑀−30.30𝑆−0.71𝐿−1.02𝑉^2−1.12𝑀^2+2.81𝑆^2+0.02𝐿^2−0.013𝑉𝑀−0.012𝑉𝑆−0.05𝑀𝑆; −0.001𝑉𝐿+0.008𝑀𝐿+0.24𝑆𝐿+0.012𝑉𝑀𝑆+0.002𝑉𝑀𝐿+0.003𝑀𝑆𝐿+0.011𝑉𝑆𝐿0.008𝑉𝑀𝑆𝐿	0.98

𝑅²: determination coefficient.