Figure 5. Results for experiment D. (A) eRH of rice seeds and desiccant (silica gel or drying beads) and (B) moisture
content of rice seeds after 42 days drying in heat-sealed laminated aluminium foil packets at 15°C using different
ratios of silica gel (solid squares) or beads (open squares) to seed. Also shown in (B), the expected moisture content
of seeds dried with beads if the beads took up as much water as they adsorb when placed over water in a sealed
container at room temperature for seven days (30.1%; dashed line). The inset graph in B shows the uptake of water
by silica gel (solid circles) or beads (open circles) when samples of approximately 60 g were placed over water in a
sealed container at room temperature for seven days (n = 2).