scholarly journals Evaluating the Suitability of a Combine Harvester Equipped with the Sunflower Header to Harvest Cardoon Seeds: A Case Study in Central Italy

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1981
Author(s):  
Francesco Latterini ◽  
Walter Stefanoni ◽  
Simone Sebastiano ◽  
Gian Maria Baldi ◽  
Luigi Pari
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Seed Loss ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
Harvesting Stage

Cardoon seeds have been proved to thrive in the Mediterranean region, even under low input management and its biomass is suitable for several food and industrial uses. Despite that, a proper value chain has not been set properly and uncertainty still lays among producers and industries, particularly concerning the harvesting stage. The present study supports, via field trials, the hypothesis that cardoon seeds can be harvested using a conventional combine harvester equipped with the sunflower header. Theoretical field capacity (TFC), effective field capacity (EFC), and field efficiency (FE) were 2.36 ha h−1, 2.05 ha h−1, and 1.82 Mg h−1, respectively, while harvesting costs were calculated as 69.52 € ha−1. Seed loss was only 3.2% w/w of the potential seed yield. The machinery’s performance, costs, and seed loss are comparable with sunflower harvesting, underlying the possibility to use the available technology directly to harvest cardoon seeds.

scholarly journals Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment of Work Performance and Seed Loss

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Walter Stefanoni ◽  
Francesco Latterini ◽  
Javier Prieto Ruiz ◽  
Simone Bergonzoli ◽  
Nadia Palmieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Camelina Oil ◽  
Seed Loss ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Harvesting Stage ◽  
The Impact

The growing demand in food and non-food industries for camelina oil is driving the interest of farmers and contractors in investing in such feedstock. Nonetheless, the cost, performance and critical aspects related to the harvesting stage are still not properly investigated. In the present study, an ad-hoc test was performed in Spain in order to fulfill this gap. The results support the hypothesis to harvest camelina seeds with the same combine harvester used for cereal harvesting without further investment. Theoretical field capacity (TFC), effective field capacity (EFC), material capacity (MC), and field efficiency (FE) were 4.34 ha h−1, 4.22 ha h−1, 4.66 Mg h−1 FM, and 97.24%, respectively. The harvesting cost was estimated in 48.51 € ha−1. Approximately, the seed loss of 0.057 ± 0.028 Mg ha−1 FM was due to the impact of the combine harvester header and dehiscence of pods, whilst 0.036 ± 0.006 Mg ha−1 FM of seeds were lost due to inefficiency of the threshing system of the combine harvester. Adjustment of the working speed of the combine and the rotation speed of the reel may help to reduce such loss.

scholarly journals Mechanical Harvesting of Camelina: Work Productivity, Costs and Seed Loss Evaluation

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Stefanoni ◽  
Francesco Latterini ◽  
Javier Ruiz ◽  
Simone Bergonzoli ◽  
Consuelo Attolico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Productivity Costs ◽  
Seed Loss ◽  
Combine Harvester

Camelina is a low input crop than can be cultivated in rotation with cereals to provide vegetable oil suitable for bioenergy production, industrial applications and even as source of food for livestock. At large scale farming, camelina seeds are currently harvested using a combine harvester, equipped with a cereal header, but the literature still lacks the knowledge of the performance of the machine, the harvesting cost and the related loss of seeds. The present study aims to fulfill that gap by reporting the results obtained from an ad hoc harvest field test. Camelina seed yield was 0.95 Mg ha−1 which accounted for the 18.60% of the total above ground biomass. Theoretical field capacity, effective field capacity and field efficiency were 3.38 ha h−1, 3.17 ha h−1 and 93.7% respectively, albeit the seed loss was 80.1 kg ha−1 FM (7.82% w/w of the potential seed yield). The presence of material other than grain was rather high, 31.77% w/w, which implies a second step of cleaning to avoid undesired modification of the seed quality. Harvesting cost was estimated in 65.97 € ha−1. Our findings provide evidence on the suitability to use a conventional combine harvester equipped with a cereal header for the harvesting of camelina seeds, although some improvements are required to reduce both seed loss and impurities.

scholarly journals Unjuk Kerja Mesin Pemanen Padi (Oryza sativa) Kombinasi Mini (Mini Combine Harvester)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Mochamad Zakky ◽  
Joko Pitoyo ◽  
Adi Prayoga
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Work Efficiency ◽  
Working Capacity ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Modern Machine

Mini combine harvester is a modern machine used for cutting rice, threshing and cleaning grain while walking in the field. This machine helps farmers where, time and energy to harvest more efficiently and does not require a large amount of labor like traditional (manual) harvesting. This study aimed to calculate and determine the working capacity of the mini combine harvester machine and calculated the work efficiency of the mini combine harvester machine. The method used in this research was experimental using a mini combine harvester type Yanmar model YH150 with Ciherang 32 rice varieties ready to harvest. The results of this study indicated that the effective field capacity is 0.125 ha/hour or 8.028 hour/ha, while the theoretical field capacity was 0.234 ha/hour so that the field efficiency is 53.23%. Keywords: field efficiency, field capacity, rice, mini combine harvester

scholarly journals Performance of Mid-Size Combine Harvester of Grain Corn on the Field Efficiency and Energy Consumption at the Northern Johor of Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Hairie Masroon ◽  
Nazmi Mat Nawi ◽  
Azmi Yahya ◽  
Mohamad Firdza Mohamad Shukery ◽  
Mohamed Ezzeldien Salih Amin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Field Efficiency

A mid-size combine harvester with 2.76 m reaping width and 103.53 hp engine output has been employed in grain corn production, especially by small-scale grain corn farmers. This study attempted to determine field performances of a typical mid-size combine harvester by measuring its effective field capacity (EFC), field efficiency (FE), fuel consumption (FC) and field machine index (FMI). Different types of energy inputs such as fuel, machinery, human, included direct, indirect, renewable and non-renewable energy involved in grain corn harvesting were also measured. The field measurements were carried out in 3 ha of grain corn farm, under similar field conditions using a typical mid-size combine harvester. The average values of EFC, FE, FC and FMI for the mid-size combine harvester were found to be 0.23 ha/h, 34.97%, 37.25 lit/ha and 0.91, respectively. The average equivalent energy values of fuel, machinery and human energy were 1780.70 MJ/ha, 587.73 MJ/ha and 8.53 MJ/ha, respectively. The average values of the direct and indirect energy were 1789.23 MJ/ha and 587.73 MJ/ha, respectively. The average values of renewable and non-renewable energy were recorded at 8.53 MJ/ha and 2368.42 MJ/ha, respectively. The mid-size combine harvester investigated in this study exhibited good field performance characteristic using a reasonable amount of energy consumption as compared to harvesting operation for other grain crops. From the results, it can be concluded that good practice in harvesting operation could improve field performance, and minimise operational costs and energy consumption.

scholarly journals Technical performance evaluation of a double row tractor operated yam minisett planter

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 001-011
Author(s):  
Albert K. Arkoh ◽  
Emmanuel Y.H Bobobee ◽  
Ahmad Addo
Keyword(s):  
Field Capacity ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Plant Spacing ◽  
Wheel Slip ◽  
Double Row ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Planter Performance

Uniformity in plant spacing, evenness of dropping, planter capacity and among others has been identified as constraints facing planter performance. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the technical performance of the developed double row yam minisett (DRYM) planter. Category (I) tractor 50 hp was used to carry out field trials to determine the metering efficiency, effective field capacity, evenness of dropping, fuel consumption and wheel slippage. Three (3) yam varieties (pona, dente and CRI afase biri) of the average weight of 50 g with moisture content (82 %) were used for the test. Multivariate and (ANOVA) statistical method was used for analyzing the similarities among the tractor speed using OriginPro 2018 software. Metering efficiency (80.4%), effective field capacity (3.84 h/ha), field efficiency (66.6%), evenness of dropping (81.00%), and wheel slip (3.39%) were recorded. The use of developed planter will be expected to reduce human drudgery and also timeliness improvement. The study concluded that planter should be used on relatively flat (ploughed-harrowed) land to avoid wheel not touching the ground.

scholarly journals Energetics and Cost Economics of Laying Plastic Mulch in Vegetable Cultivation

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
. Omprabha ◽  
V. M. Victor ◽  
A. K. Chandraker ◽  
Nawang Palden Bhutia
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Method ◽  
Energy Requirement ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Average Field ◽  
Plastic Mulch ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Plastic Mulching ◽  
Black Plastic ◽  
Field Efficiency

The use of plastic mulch in agriculture is increasing day by day due for increasing crop yield. Mulch film are available in different types but plastic mulching requires less efforts. This paper highlights a new developed mulch laying machine for spreading of polyethylene black plastic mulch on soil. Animal drawn plastic mulch laying machine was developed at the SV College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, IGKV, Raipur and was evaluated for its performance by conducting field trials. The average field capacity and average field efficiency was found to be 0.115 ha/h and 71% respectively. The average speed of operation was found 1.35 km/h for developed machine and 0.226 km/h for traditional method of mulch laying. The cost of operation was found to be Rs.1343/ha. Energy requirement of developed machine in mulch laying operation was found 187.34 MJ/ha it was found very less than the energy requirement 754.60 MJ/ha of traditional method of mulch laying. This machine will avoid the wages of labours used for laying plastic mulch and covers the plastic mulch with the soil on its either side edges. Using the mechanical system, the accuracy and ease during plastic laying was achieved.

scholarly journals DESEMPENHO OPERACIONAL NA SEMEADURA DO MILHO SAFRINHA EM SISTEMA DE SEMEADURA DIRETA

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Márcia de Almeida Carneiro ◽  
Felipe Adolfo Litter ◽  
Francielle Morelli Ferreira ◽  
Franciele Morlin Carneiro ◽  
Leonardo Luiz Oss
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Direct Sowing

DESEMPENHO OPERACIONAL NA SEMEADURA DO MILHO SAFRINHA EM SISTEMA DE SEMEADURA DIRETA   MÁRCIA DE ALMEIDA CARNEIRO1, FELIPE ADOLFO LITTER1, FRANCIELLE MORELLI FERREIRA2,3,  FRANCIELE MORLIN CARNEIRO3, LEONARDO LUIZ OSS1   1Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário de Alta Floresta (Av. Perimetral Rogério Silva, Norte-2, Cep 78580-000, Alta Floresta - MT, Brasil), e-mails: [email protected], [email protected] , [email protected] 2Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Aplicadas e Agrárias, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário de Nova Mutum (Av. das Garças, N° 1192 N, Jd. das Orquídeas, Cep: 78450-000, Nova Mutum - MT, Brasil), e-mail: [email protected] 3Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Vila Industrial, Cep 14884-900, Jaboticabal - SP, Brasil), e-mail: [email protected] .   RESUMO: A semeadura do milho está sujeita a fatores que podem interferir na qualidade da operação, principalmente fatores climáticos que afetam diretamente a colheita da soja e consequentemente a semeadura do milho, portanto é necessário que ambas as operações sejam eficientes, garantindo o sucesso da produção agrícola. Diante ao exposto, objetivou-se avaliar o desempenho operacional na semeadura de milho safrinha na Fazenda Chopim em Novo Mundo – MT.  Foram realizadas avaliações em três dias de semeadura em talhões de formatos distintos, um com formato trapezoidal e outro com formato irregular, ambos com topografia levemente inclinada. Foram coletados os tempos produtivos, de interrupções e o de preparo, além da distância percorrida. Para a condução do ensaio foi utilizado um trator BH180, marca Valtra, ano 2008 e uma semeadora da Tatu Marchesan, modelo Ultra Flex, de 28 linhas. Foram avaliadas a capacidade de campo teórica, efetiva, operacional e a eficiência de campo. O desempenho operacional do conjunto da Fazenda Chopim apresentou média de capacidade de campo efetiva igual a capacidade de campo teórica (12 ha h-1). A semeadura na Fazenda Chopim foi considerada eficiente, pois apresentou valores médios (65,66 %) dentro dos valores considerados eficientes pela literatura (50-75%).   Palavras-chave: eficiência, mecanização, conjunto trator-semeadora.   OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE CORN SOWING IN THE DIRECT SOWING SYSTEM   ABSTRACT: The corn sowing is subject to factors that may affect the quality of the operation, mainly climatic factors that directly affect the soybean harvest and consequently the corn sowing, so it is necessary that both operations are efficient, ensuring the success of agricultural production. Faced with the above, aimed to evaluate the operating performance in sowing winter corn in Fazenda Chopim in Novo Mundo – MT. Evaluations were conducted in three days of sowing in plots of different shapes, one with a trapezoidal shape and the other with irregular shape, both with slightly inclined topography. The productive, interruption and preparation times were collected, in addition to the distance covered. A BH180 tractor, Valtra, 2008 and a Tatu Marchesan seeder, Ultra Flex model, 28 rows, was used to conduct the test. Theoretical, effective, operational field capacity and field efficiency was evaluated. The operational performance of the Fazenda Chopim set showed an average effective field capacity equal to the theoretical field capacity (12 ha h-1). Sowing at Fazenda Chopim was considered efficient, as it presented average values (65.66%) within the values considered efficient by the literature (50-75%).   Keywords: efficiency, mechanization, tractor-Seeder Set.

scholarly journals Calibration and Performance Evaluation of Grain Corn Fertilizing Implement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohazrin Abdul Rani ◽  
Adli Fikri Ahmad Sayuti ◽  
Mohd Khusairy Khadzir ◽  
Muhammad Haniff Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Field Capacity ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Corn Production ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Right ◽  
Farm Design

Fertilisation in grain corn production is an important stage that must be done properly in terms of the amount of fertiliser used to reduce wastage and ensure crop growth. A fertilising implement brand Gasprado, was calibrated and evaluated for its performance to apply urea to grain corn crops at MARDI Seberang Perai, Pulau Pinang. Calibration was conducted to set the right metering for the device's opening to drop  urea that  meets the application rate of 130kg/ha. This was done by measuring the amount of urea dropped for a particular setting and distance. The machine has four metering devices which were labelled as MD1, MD2, MD3 and MD4. Additionally, the fertiliser applicator also comes with spring tine cultivating devices. The implement was tested for fertilising 56 rows of grain corn in the distance of 62 m long. The times taken for the tractor to finish four rows per run along the 62-m distance and to turn at the headland were recorded to evaluate the performance. The implement's metering devices MD1, MD2, MD3 and MD4 were calibrated at setting scales of B-1.5, B-0, B-0 and B-0, respectively that gave the urea application rate of 133 kg/ha, which was the nearest rate to the recommendation. The average working speed of the operation was at 4.08 km/h with the theoretical field capacity to be at 1.224 ha/h. Meanwhile, the machine's effective field capacity was 0.5208 ha/h, which had a field efficiency of 42.5 % for the particular farm design. The use of machine can speed up the operation of applying fertiliser to the grain corn crop but the performance is dependent on the farm layout.

scholarly journals Performance evaluation of a pull type two rows granular urea applicator

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-220
Author(s):  
M Alam ◽  
TR Sarker ◽  
TA Orin
Keyword(s):  
Average Distance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Manufacturing Cost ◽  
Deep Placement ◽  
Human Stress ◽  
Field Efficiency ◽  
Pulling Force

Deep placement of super granular urea is very laborious and time consuming work for manually operation. To overcome the human stress and drudgery to place the super granular urea, a low cost manually operated pull type 2- rows granular urea applicator (GUA) was designed and developed in the department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The performance of machine was done in agronomy field of Bangladesh Agricultural University. The effective field capacity was 0.11 ha/hr at a forward speed of 1.78 km/hr and 78.89 % field efficiency of developed granular urea applicator. The average distance between two dropped granular urea (GU) from left hopper & right hopper were 40.64 cm and 40.89 cm respectively. The average missing rate of GU dropped during field operation was 1.65% for granular urea size of 2.83 gm. The depth of granular urea placement was 7-10 cm in puddle field. The pulling force and draft of the developed applicator were varied between 5-11 kg and 3-6.62 kg respectively. The draft power was 0.027 kW for 55.38 N pulling force at 1.78 km/hr speed. The application rate of the GUA was 170 kg/ha. The results of field and laboratory test of the developed applicator were better in comparison to other models of GUA. The operational cost of the applicator is 390 Tk/ha which is lower than 22.16% of BARI made push type GUA and 53% lower than the manually placement of GU. Average grain yield was highest (5234 kg/ha) when granular urea were applied by the developed applicator and followed by GU applied by BRRI made push type GUA (5213 kg/ha) and GU applied by manually (5209 kg/ha). The highest straw yield (6787 kg/ha) was obtained when GU applied by manually. However the differences of grain yields and straw yields were not significantly difference for applying GU by the applicators and manually operation. The manufacturing cost of the applicator is only Tk.6000. The weight and the drawbar power of the applicator were 15 kg and 0.03 kW respectively. Therefore one person (man or women) is enough to pull the machine. Overall performance of the applicator was found quite satisfactory. For this reason, the applicator may be introduced in Bangladesh to apply super granular urea. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v12i1.21414 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(1): 211-220, June 2014

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document