Mechanization of harvest in lentil and chickpea in semi-arid areas [Lens culinaris, Cicer arietinum]
1987
Saxena, M.C. | Diekmann, J. | Erskine, W. | Singh, K.B. (ICARDA, Aleppo (Syria))
shAn integrated research program at ICARDA is devoted to problems in the mechanization of lentil harvesting. The approach is based on the determination of appropriate harvest systems; changes could occur in crop management practices and cultivar and by the introduction of suitable equipment. Several systems of mechanical harvest are suitable for the diverse conditions found in lentil-growing areas of West Asia and North Africa. The most promising equipment for use with broadcast sown land races are the lentil puller-swather and the angled blades. The double-knife mower requires a flattened seedbed and a non-lodging cultivar. Use of a modified combine harvester requires a very flat seedbed (obtainable only by drilling) and a tall, non-lodging cultivar. Mechanization of chickpea harvest presents fewer problems than lentil harvest. With the taller growing cultivars the traditional grain combines can be adjusted to the seed size and other parameters of the chickpea crop. The introduction of winter sowing in the Mediterranean region will improve the economy of chickpea produc
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