Mostafavand, H. and Kamgar, S. (2013) Comparison between Feeder and Cutter Mechanism, Conventionally Combine and Hand Pulling Methodon Chickpea Harvest at Different Grain Moisture Contents. International Journal of Agronomy and Plant Production, 4 (9). pp. 2174-2178.
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Abstract
Chickpea plants grown in Middle East are short and mostly cultivated on rough dry lands. In this study, chickpea harvest was tested in different harvesting methods; feeder and cutter mechanism, conventionally combine harvester and hand pulling method on grain losses. Also, the effect of moisture content was studied at three levels, 14%, 11% and 8% on wet basis using a split plot design based on randomized complete block design on grain losses. At final test, the common chickpea variety in Iran (''Flip 93- 255C'') and studied cases in this research was compared to ''Hashem'' as a lodged variety. Harvesting method and moisture content had significant effect on grain losses (P<0.01). Decreasing the moisture content from 14% to 8% on wet basis causes to increase the grain loss in all treatments. Also the grain loss of prototype feeder and cutter mechanism was not different from that which occurred in hand-pulling method.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The authors would like to acknowledge the faculty of agricultureand Entrepreneurship Center, University of Shiraz, for support of this project |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | chickpea, feeder and cutter mechanism, Flip 93-255C, Hashem |
| Author Affiliation: | Dept. of Mechanics of Agricultural machinery engineering, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University |
| Subjects: | Atmosperic Science > Climatology Environmental Science > Ecology |
| Divisions: | Chickpea |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2013 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Aug 2013 10:55 |
| Official URL: | http://www.ijappjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/201... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11611 |
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