Microwave fluidised bed drying of red lentil seeds: Drying kinetics and reduction of botrytis grey mold pathogen

S Taheri, G Brodie, D Gupta - Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2020 - Elsevier
Botrytis grey mould (BGM) is a problematic seed-borne disease of lentil crop, with little
known about its possible physical control. Microwave fluidized bed dryers have been widely …

[HTML][HTML] Loss factor and moisture diffusivity property estimation of lentil crop during microwave processing

MM Heydari, T Najib, OD Baik, K Tu, V Meda - Current Research in Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of loss factor and moisture diffusivity are required to understand
materials' precise behavior during microwave processing. However, providing the …

Fluidisation of lentil seeds during microwave drying and disinfection could prevent detrimental impacts on their chemical and biochemical characteristics

S Taheri, G Brodie, D Gupta - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
A microwave fluidized bed has proven to be substantially more efficient than a conventional
fluidized bed dryer in food and agriculture. However, its effect on the quality attributes of the …

Application of cold argon plasma on germination, root length, and decontamination of soybean cultivars

K Sayahi, AH Sari, A Hamidi, B Nowruzi, F Hassani - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Applying cold discharge plasma can potentially alter plants' germination characteristics by
triggering their physiological activities. As a main crop in many countries, soybean was …

Afterglow of atmospheric non-thermal plasma for disinfection of lentil seeds from Botrytis Grey Mould

S Taheri, GI Brodie, D Gupta, MV Jacob - Innovative Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seed-borne fungal diseases of grains are a serious threat to grain crops' yield due to lack of
either resistant crop varieties or dependence on fungicides. Therefore, there is a growing …

Microwave Heating for Grain Treatment

S Taheri, GI Brodie, D Gupta - … Microwaves and Plasmas: Thermal and Non …, 2022 - Springer
Microwave radiation as an emerging technology has shown a great potential in food and
agriculture. Microwave as a source for thermal treatment of grains will be discussed in this …

[PDF][PDF] Development and evaluation of a non-chemical method with microwave source for disinfection of legumes

S Taheri - 2020 - academia.edu
Development and evaluation of a non-chemical method with microwave source for disinfection
of legumes Page 1 Development and evaluation of a non-chemical method with microwave …