For example, to condition canola from 5.7 to 8% MC, 20 kg of
canola seeds and 0.5 L sterilized water were mixed inside a grain
mixer (Model
BigCat, Type B, Red Lion Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada) for 0.5 h.
The conditioned canola seeds were stored in
plastic bags at 5 C for 7 d, and were mixed again for 0.5 h.
Moisture
contents of the tempered canola seeds were tested by oven-drying
in triplicates at 130 C for 4 h