Variation and Correlation between the Physical Properties of Dogwood Seeds

Authors

  • Zdzisław KALINIEWICZ Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn 10-957, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48048/wjst.2021.6461

Keywords:

Seed mass, Dimensions, Terminal velocity, Relationships, Sorting

Abstract

Information about the physical properties of berries of selected dogwood species is available in the literature, but the basic physical traits of berry seeds have not been investigated to date. In this study, the terminal velocity, thickness, width, length, angle of external friction and mass of seeds of 11 dogwood species were measured. The measured parameters were used to calculate the geometric mean diameter, aspect ratio and sphericity index of each seed. The average values of the evaluated parameters were determined in the following range: terminal velocity - from 9.95 to 13.15 m s-1, thickness - from 3.31 to 5.02 mm, width - from 4.14 to 5.38 mm, length - from 4.33 to 11.55 mm, angle of external friction - from 9.97 to 29.85 ºC, mass - from 33.06 to 175.51 mg. The analyzed dogwood species were arranged in the following ascending order based on the geometric mean diameter of their seeds: Cornus macrophylla, Cornus alba, Cornus amonum, Cornus kousa, Cornus obliqua, Cornus controversa, Cornus walteri, Cornus sanguinea, Cornus florida, Cornus officinalis and Cornus mas. The seeds of Cornus alba, Cornus controversa, Cornus florida, Cornus kousa, Cornus macrophylla, Cornus mas and Cornus officinalis could be sorted with the use of mesh sieves with longitudinal openings, the seeds of Cornus macrophylla, Cornus sanguinea and Cornus walteri - with the use of mesh sieves with round openings, and the seeds of Cornus alba, Cornus macrophylla and Cornus obliqua - with the use of cylindrical graders.

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2020-11-17

How to Cite

KALINIEWICZ, Z. . (2020). Variation and Correlation between the Physical Properties of Dogwood Seeds. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (WJST), 17(11), 1252–1265. https://doi.org/10.48048/wjst.2021.6461