Experimental Procedure
Long-grain rough rice (Tebonnet variety) was combine harvested at the Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart, AR. at an approximate moisture content of 25% w.b. Immediately after combining, the rice was cleaned in an A. T. Farrel* Model 2B cleaner to remove immature kernels and foreign material. The clean rice was placed in plastic bags and stored at 1DC for about 2 months prior to testing.