Harvesting and threshing operations contribute to overall post harvest losses. The speed of
manual cutting operations risks significant crop losses due to delayed harvesting in …

In tribal areas of India, traditional methods of threshing of minor millets like little millet
(Panicum sumatrense), M1, kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum), M2, foxtail millet (Setaria …

Kermanshah Province is the main producer of various chickpea cultivars in Iran. In this
study, a laboratory peg-tooth thresher was employed for chickpea threshing. The effects of …

An unresolved question in innovation studies in Africa has been on why informal innovators
develop technological innovations. The objective of this study was to establish the causative …

Chickpea is one of the important leguminous food crop, grown across different agro
ecological sub-regions of India. Total area under chickpea in India is 8.25 million ha …

The threshing section on combine harvester or thresher machine affects grain and stalk
separation performance. The present study is conducted with view to optimize important …

In Kenya, threshing of common beans at smallholder level is mainly by traditional methods
using sticks and animal trampling which are slow, inefficient and tedious. Combine …

Abstract Effects of different beater-as spike-tooth, lama-tooth and wire loop-, and concave-
PVC and chrome-types used in threshing of Cicer arietinum L. cvs. Akcin-91, Kusmen-99 …

Background: The production of seeds for horticultural crops has seen a steady growth since
2006. Onion is one of the most widespread crops that followed this trend until 2013 …

Freshly harvested, sun dried onion umbels consists of florets attached to the hard umbel
heads. Conventional threshing method involves tractor treading, rubbing umbels using …