PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ARECANUT SHEATH

SHASHIKUMAR¹*, D.J. SHRINIVASA², K. MANJUNATHA³, M. ANANTACHAR^4
1Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, CAE, Raichur, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka
²Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, CAE, Raichur, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka
³Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, CAE, Raichur, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka
⁴Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, CAE, Raichur, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584104 Karnataka
* Corresponding Author : shashibtech935@gmail.com

Received : 18-10-2016     Accepted : 04-12-2016     Published : 12-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 60       Pages : 3378 - 3380
Int J Agr Sci 8.60 (2016):3378-3380

Keywords : Physical property, Arecanut palm, Arecanut sheath, Animal fodder, Arecanut
Academic Editor : Pradeep Mishra, Anand
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Arecanut or Betelnut is the kernel obtained from the fruit of arecanut palm. It has some beneficial parts, such as husk, leaves and sheath, which can be used for different purpose. Among those parts arecanut sheath is extensively used for commercial plate making purpose and alternative animal fodder for cattle. But there was no study found which indicates physical properties of arecanut sheath. Hence, made an attempt to find out its physical properties such as size (L × W × T), shape, bulk density, sphericity, surface area, arithmetic mean diameter, geometric mean diameter and moisture content of dry and wet arecanut sheath and their mean values obtained were (812.24 × 280.21 × 3.92) mm, oblong, 0.76 g cc-1, 0.0124, 148795 mm2, 365.46 mm, 10.03 mm and moisture content of dry and wet sheath were 11.5 and 55.61 per cent respectively.