Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 375430, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/375430
Research Article

Estimation of Mass Ratio of the Total Kernels within a Sample of In-Shell Peanuts Using RF Impedance Method

Chari V. Kandala and Jaya Sundaram

USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Peanut Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 509, 1011 Forrester Drive, Dawson, GA 39842, USA

Received 17 September 2009; Accepted 5 November 2009

Academic Editor: Ping-Feng Pai

Copyright © 2010 Chari V. Kandala and Jaya Sundaram. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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