Storability of wheat harvested by different methods
2014
Dhudashia, Rajendra (Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (India). College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Department of Processing and Food Engineering) | Dabhi, Mukesh (Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (India). College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Department of Processing and Food Engineering)
Wheat was harvested through combine harvester or thresher. Labor shortage and timely completion of harvesting operation attracts farmers to harvest wheat crop through combine harvester. This facilitates to make land available for next crop sowing operation. The damage loss of wheat grain is the main disadvantage of harvesting machinery utilization. The research was carried out on six months storage of wheat obtained by combine harvester and thresher considering mechanically damaged seeds; percent weight loss, moisture content, germination percent, vigor index, pest population and percent grain damage. Wheat obtained from thresher has minimum mechanical damage (1.5 to 2.7%) and moisture content (7.70 to 7.83%) at the time of harvest as well as minimum storage loss (1.13 to 2.57%), pest population (2.78 to 4.17) and damage percent due to pest infestation (10.83 to 19.94 %) after six months of storage. Threshed grain has higher germination percentage (94.10 to 95.22%) and vigor index (212.44 to 222.98) after six months of storage.
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