Quality of corn grains subjected to drying using direct-fired furnace fed with eucalyptus chips and firewood

Author(s):  
Osvaldo RESENDE ◽  
Eduarda Ribeiro COSTA ◽  
Wellytton Darci QUEQUETO ◽  
Lilian Moreira COSTA ◽  
Daniel Emanuel Cabral de OLIVEIRA ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 114559
Author(s):  
Antônio Vinícius Iank Bueno ◽  
Cloves Cabreira Jobim ◽  
João Luiz Pratti Daniel ◽  
Martin Gierus

Author(s):  
Paulo C. Coradi ◽  
Alisson H. S. de Sousa ◽  
Lucas J. Camilo ◽  
Roney E. Lima ◽  
Lélia V. Milane ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The aim was to evaluate the physical quality of conventional and transgenic corn grains, through drying and wetting processes for marketing. The experimental design was completely randomized in a factorial scheme (7 x 3 x 2), corresponding to seven drying times (0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120 min), three temperatures of the drying air (80, 100 and 120 °C) and two hybrids of corn (conventional AG 1051 and transgenic Herculex@ 30S31H). Grain drying was held in convection oven with forced air ventilation while the wetting was done in a B.O.D chamber. The water movement in the grain, the volume and the electrical conductivity were evaluated periodically. The results showed that the transgenic corn grain reduced the negative effects of drying and moistening on the physical quality. The increase in drying air temperature accelerated the physical deterioration of conventional and transgenic corn grains. The increase in water content by the moistening process caused losses in grain physical quality, similar to the drying process, for both the conventional and transgenic corn grains.


2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 942-945
Author(s):  
Isabel Cristina Mores Vaccari ◽  
Vinicius Duarte ◽  
Denise Russi Rodrigues ◽  
Fabiana Ramos dos Santos ◽  
Cibele Silva Minafra

Abstract: The objective of this work was to determine the correlation of the physical attributes of corn and the mycotoxins present in its grains with the severity of tongue lesions in broiler breeder roosters. The occurrence of the aflatoxin, vomitoxin, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, and fumonisin mycotoxins was detected in the corn grains used in the feed formulation for breeder chickens. The percentages of moisture and broken grains were positively correlated (Pearson’s correlation) with the presence of aflatoxin. Milder lesions (grade 1) are positively correlated with aflatoxin and negatively correlated with fumonisin, and the most severe lesions (grade 3) are positively correlated with vomitoxin, fumonisin, and T-2 toxin.


Author(s):  
José C. de Andrade ◽  
André L. D. Goneli ◽  
Cesar P. Hartmann Filho ◽  
Thalita M. S. de Azambuja ◽  
Valdenise C. Barboza

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of second-crop corn harvested with different moisture contents as a function of time before drying. The corn grains were harvested with moisture content of 28.5, 22.4, 21 and 19%, and submitted to a temporary storage for ten days, simulating the time between harvesting and drying. Quality was subsequently evaluated every two days, based on the commercial classification of the grains, sanity test and dry bulk density. The results showed that: the increase in moisture content at harvest affects the physical and sanitary quality of second-crop corn, and this effect is aggravated over time; the moisture content of 19% is the one that least affects grain quality during the ten days of temporary storage.


1977 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 260-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Roushdi ◽  
A. A. Fahmy ◽  
G. S. Abdel Malek
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2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (97) ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
G. V. Kushnir ◽  
I. I. Zraylo ◽  
T. R. Levytskyy ◽  
B. V. Gutyj ◽  
G. Y. Fedor ◽  
...  

The article highlights the need of the control of the quality of grain raw materials, because the increasing of the competitiveness of the grain industry is one of the leading in the national agrarian economy of Ukraine and largely its determines the place in the global agrarian market. In competition, only those enterprises retain and improve their position in the market, which consistently work to support and improve the quality of the products according to the important indicators for consumers. The main indicators of the grain quality are: protein content, and also humidity, smell, impurities, crude fat, ash content, etc. Todays, domestic enterprises introduce into the manufacturing the unique scientific and technical developments, which allow quickly and qualitatively conduct the research of raw materials and finished products. However, sometimes when controlling grain raw materials on such enterprises where the modern (spectrometric) research methods are used, some physico-chemical parameters do not coincide with the normative (arbitration) research methods. Therefore, in a comparative aspect were investigated samples of soybean, corn, barley and rapeseed by some qualitative indicators, such as humidity, crude protein and fat. By comparing two methods, it was found out that in the soybean and corn samples, both the arbitrage and the spectrometric methods were almost identical. In some rapeseed and barley samples, the difference between the same samples was small and was not more than 4.8 %. In determining the crude protein in the same samples in soybeans, the difference was from 0.9 to 5.1 %, corn grains – 2.6–5.6 %, barley grains – 0.9 to 5.8 %, rapeseed – 1.4–9.8 %. In determining the fat content of identical samples in soybeans, the difference was small and ranged from 3.8–6.2 %, corn grains 2.6–4.8 %, barley grains – 4.2–6.4 %, seeds rapeseed – 7.1–11.6 %. In the conducted interlaboratory researchers, in determining moisture, crude protein and fat in grain and oil raw materials, by both arbitration and spectrometric methods it was found out, that the results of the studies were within the statistically probable error, which indicate on the high efficiency the last one. In addition, the values of qualitative indicators of the researches samples responses the requirements of regulatory documents.


2018 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. R. Müller ◽  
P. R. L. Meirelles ◽  
A. M. Castilhos ◽  
B. Lala ◽  
J. S. Barros
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2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-101
Author(s):  
Bruna de S Silveira ◽  
José Luiz R Torres ◽  
Valdeci Orioli Júnior ◽  
João Henrique de S Favaro ◽  
Luciene L Costa ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Intensive conventional tillage cultivation of both green and sweet corn can contribute to soil degradation when compared to no-till systems. This study aimed to assess the agronomic characteristics and physicochemical quality of green and sweet corn grains grown under succession planting using different cover crops. Two experiments were conducted, one with green corn and the other sweet corn, using a randomized block design consisting of seven treatments: brachiaria (B); Pearl millet (PM); showy crotalaria (SC); SC+B; PM+B; PM+SC and PM+SC+B, with four repetitions. The fresh (FW) and dry weight (DW) of the cover crops and decomposition of their residue were assessed, in addition to the agronomic performance and bromatological quality of green and sweet corn grains. Brachiaria showed the lowest FW and DW production, highest residue decomposition rate and shortest half-life when compared to the other soil covers assessed. Productivity and yield for sweet corn grains and green corn ears were not statistically affected by the different cover crop residues. The cover crop residues influenced moisture content, total titratable acidity and total soluble solids in green corn, and lipids, proteins, total soluble solids, pH and ascorbic acid in sweet corn.


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