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- De Toro, Alfredo, et al.
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Cereal harvesting : Strategies and costs under variable weather conditions
- 2012
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Ingår i: Biosystems Engineering. - : Elsevier BV. - 1537-5110 .- 1537-5129. ; 111:4, s. 429-439
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study simulated 30 years of harvesting operations on an hourly basis with a harvesting model linked to a grain moisture model capable of predicting the moisture content of standing ripe wheat using historical weather data from Stockholm, Sweden, as input, in order to assess the effects of weather on cereal harvesting costs. Several combinations of harvester size and grain moisture ceiling were assessed on three cereal areas in terms of overall costs (machine + labour + timeliness + drying) and their annual variations.The main findings obtained by simulation and valid for regions with similar climate and agricultural conditions to the studied region were that: (a) available combining time was highly dependent on grain moisture ceiling, which showed large annual variation, e.g. a moisture ceiling of 21% (w.b.) was related to a potential harvesting time of 65% and a standard deviation of 24% (n = 30 years); (b) in order to complete harvesting operations in most years, it was necessary to operate at a moisture ceiling of 22-24% (w.b.), however, the average moisture content of the harvested grain was much lower, about 17-18%; (c) overall harvesting costs were estimated at approx €140 ha -1 for those systems performing relatively well, i.e. with a daily harvesting capacity of 4-5% of the cereal area and operating at a moisture ceiling of 22-24% (w.b.); and (d) the main sources of annual cost variation were firstly the timeliness costs and secondly the drying costs. © 2012 IAgrE.
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- Petersson, Stina, et al.
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Pichia anomala as a biocontrol agent during storage of high-moisture feed grain under airtight conditions
- 1999
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Ingår i: Postharvest biology and technology. - : Elsevier. - 0925-5214 .- 1873-2356. ; 15:2, s. 175-184
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Pichia anomala is antagonistic against a range of spoilage molds in vitro as well as against Penicillium roqueforti in high-moisture wheat during malfunctioning airtight storage in laboratory experiments. The use of Pichia anomala to improve the postharvest control of Penicillium roqueforti during airtight storage of feed grain was evaluated in outdoor silos. Inoculated and control winter wheat (cultivar Kosack) in 160-kg portions were stored at a water activity of 0.93 for 12 months in silos that were opened twice a week. During the first 2 months, inoculated Pichia anomala increased to about 10(7) colony-forming units (CFU)/g, while naturally occurring Pichia anomala in the treatments without inoculated yeast increased from 10(4) to 10(6) CFU/g. During the same period, CO2 concentrations increased to almost 70% and stabilized at 50-60%. During the coldest period, O-2 concentrations of <1% could be detected between samplings, whereas during the rest of the storage detectable O-2 levels were only found immediately after sampling. There were no clear differences in CO2 or O-2 levels between treatments. The inoculated Penicillium roqueforti did not grow during the storage period, probably owing to high numbers of Pichia anomala in combination with the high CO2 and low O-2 concentrations in the silos. In laboratory experiments, it was found that Pichia anomala survived long-term storage in airtight sealed test tubes better at 15 degrees C than at - 20 degrees C. The aerobic stability of moist wheat after 10 and 12 months of silo storage was clearly enhanced by an initial inoculation with Pichia anomala.
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- de Toro, Alfredo, et al.
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Väderlekens inverkan på pressning av halm : Bedömning av leveranssäkerhet baserat på simulering
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Det övergripande syftet med denna studie var att undersöka leveranssäkerheten för halm kopplat till risker på grund av dåliga väderförhållanden vid skörd samt utvärdera regionala skillnader i fyra viktiga odlingsområden i landet. Väderlekens inverkan på halmens vattenhalt i sträng och halmmängd som kunde pressas vid varierande gårdsstorlek, bärgningsperiod och halmmängd undersöktes. Med hjälp av simuleringsmodeller och historiska väderleksdata från 22-23 år beräknades vattenhalten på timbasis för spannmålskärna i den stående grödan och för halm i sträng. Skördetröskning och halmpressning simulerades med en annan modell under samma period, där en kort pressningsperiod till sluten av augusti och en längre period till mitten av september utvärderades. Väderlekens inverkan på pressningsförloppet uppskattades, samtidigt som begränsande och känsliga faktorer identifierades. De årliga pressade halmmängderna beräknades för typgårdar med 100, 300 och 600 ha spannmålsareal, belägna i Västmanland, Östergötland, Västra Götaland och Skåne.
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