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26
Aug

Integrated Pest Management

Contributed by rkmp.drr on 26 Aug, 2011

1. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the most appropriate approach to obtain sustainable rice yield with least damage to the environment. 

2.  Integrated pest management in the simplest terms is referred to as “a broad ecological strategy combining several components such as insect resistant rice varieties, cultural, chemical and biological control methods for the management of insect pest populations below the levels at which they cause economic injury to the rice cro

Terms : Integrated Pest Management,EIS,Production Know How,Crop Protection
26
Aug

Reporting

Contributed by rkmp.drr on 26 Aug, 2011

Calculate the following data to characterize the performance of the dryer: 

1. Average and standard deviation of the moisture content before and after drying.  

2. Total weight loss of paddy

3. Drying rate (%/h)

4. Increase in broken grain (i.e. percentage of broken grains before drying minus percentage of broken grains after drying)

5. Increase in cracked grain (i.e. percentage of cracked grains before drying minus percentage of cracked grains after dr

Terms : Drying,EIS,Production Know How,Post Harvest Management
26
Aug

Drying test

Contributed by rkmp.drr on 26 Aug, 2011

1.Paddy of a known source should be selected with grain moisture content that is typical for grain harvested in the area. 

2. The paddy should be cleaned to remove very few impurities (straws, etc).

2. Before loading the materials, mix the paddy and take at least 10 samples of the paddy of 10g each to determine variance in moisture content. 

3. In addition, sample of 500g of wet paddy is taken for laboratory analysis. If possible, take the entire weight of the padd

Terms : Drying,EIS,Production Know How,Post Harvest Management
26
Aug

Evaluation of grain dryers

Contributed by rkmp.drr on 26 Aug, 2011

1. After purchase or instalment of a grain dryer it is important to evaluate its performance.  

2. This is usually done by conducting a drying test. 

3. Drying tests are important because actual performance data are often different from rated performance that is provided by the manufacturer. 

Terms : Drying,EIS,Production Know How,Post Harvest Management
26
Aug

Troubleshooting

Contributed by rkmp.drr on 26 Aug, 2011

1. A drying system can only maintain quality but it cannot improve the quality of paddy. 

2. When a dryer produces poor quality paddy it is therefore important to compare the paddy from the dryer with a reference sample from the same batch that was dried under controlled conditions, e.g. in an air-conditioned room, or in the shade by spreading a thin layer and frequently mixing.

3. Otherwise it is difficult to tell whether the low quality is caused by quality reduction that o

Terms : Drying,EIS,Production Know How,Post Harvest Management
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