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Reducing Grain Damage in Moist Corn Threshing via Corncob Division

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  • Gang Wang

    (Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China
    Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Chengqian Jin

    (Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China
    Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Min Zhang

    (Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China)

  • Chongyou Wu

    (Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China)

  • Qing Tang

    (Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China)

  • Yao Yang

    (Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China)

Abstract

For the prompt planting of subsequent crops, most of China’s corn harvest must occur before full maturity, with a grain moisture content above 25%. Harvesting moist corn presents challenges due to significant grain damage during threshing. We conducted a high-speed photography observation test of moist corn threshing. It demonstrated that corn ears, when passing through the threshing cylinder, often break into pieces. Grains on divided corncobs can be threshed more easily and earlier than those on undivided ones, suggesting that pre-dividing corn ears reduces grain damage. An experiment using the Lianchuang 825 variety examined the effect of moisture content and the divided rate of corncobs (DRC) on grain damage. The results showed that as moisture content increased from 25% to 37%, grain damage to undivided ears increased from 3.75% to 37.71%. Dividing corn ears before threshing significantly reduced damage, with an eight-piece division reducing damage by approximately 70% across all moisture levels. Verification with the Jinyu 1233 variety confirmed that a higher DRC consistently reduced damage. This study provides a new approach to reducing damage in moist corn threshing and aids in the development of low-damage threshing devices.

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  • Gang Wang & Chengqian Jin & Min Zhang & Chongyou Wu & Qing Tang & Yao Yang, 2024. "Reducing Grain Damage in Moist Corn Threshing via Corncob Division," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-14, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:14:y:2024:i:9:p:1648-:d:1481960
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    1. Xinping Li & Wantong Zhang & Shendi Xu & Fuli Ma & Zhe Du & Yidong Ma & Jing Liu, 2023. "Calibration of Collision Recovery Coefficient of Corn Seeds Based on High-Speed Photography and Sound Waveform Analysis," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-19, August.
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