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Moisture adsorption rates for stored grains are important for accurate modeling of drying and storage. Wheatand barley samples at initial moisture contents typical of grain storage were exposed to several levels of higher humidity attwo temperatures to measure adsorption rates. The best fit to the data was achieved with the Page equation and the cellulardiffusion equations. The adsorption rates were lower than those of comparable desorption tests. The adsorption rates forbarley were lower than for wheat due to lower diffusion coefficients for the barley endosperm and germ as compared to wheat.
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