%0 Journal Article
	%A M. Malekyarand and  M. Shariati Ghalehno and  A. Mokhber Dezfuli and  H. Saebi Monfared and  S. R. Ghoraishi K.
	%D 2013
	%J International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 77, 2013
	%T The Growth of the Watermelons with Geometric Shapes and Comparing Retention between Cubic and Hexagonal Forms
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16953
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	%X Shape and form of the watermelon fruits are important factors to save spaces and reducing damage during storing of the fruits. In order to save spaces and prevent fruit damage in watermelon the following experiment was carried out in the farm. The fruits were boxed when they were approximately one cm less than the box diameter. The cubic, hexagonal forms were compared in this research. To do this, different boxes were designed with different holes on the sides to holes the watermelons fruits for shaping. The shapes of the boxes were hexagonal and cubic. The boxes holes sizes were the same with 10mm diameter each. Each side of the boxes had different holes including: without holes to 75 holes. The result showed that the best shape for watermelon storing to save space and prevent fruit damage was hexagonal form. The percentages of the fruit damage were 33 to 80 respectively.

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