Harvesting Flashcards
Marks the end of crop production, and the beggining of postharvest life.
Harveting
What are the 5 economically important plant part
Fruits, Leaves, Stems, Roots, Seeds
Harvesting using bare hands or simple machines powered by human
Manual or Hand Harvesting
5 examples of manual harvesting
Pulling, Twisting, Bending, Cutting, Digging-Cutting
How to minimize crop stress during harvest
Handle produce with care
Use the appropriate tools
Discard any unhealthy fruit
Schedule harvest operations
Don’t harvest when it is raining
What is the valuable crop portion in Rice?
Grains, but some farmers gather rice straw for animal feed or mulching
Characterized by manual harvesting and manual threshing
Traditional System
Are used to cut the crop in traditional harvesting
Sickle
The cut portion is laid in blank or haystacks before threshing
Mandalas
Used by striking the panicles to wooden slats
Hampasan
Old techniques used for threshing grains
Foot Threshing and Animal Threading
Most adopted scheme of harvesting and threshing rice in the philippines
Conventional System
Harvesting is done manually, but threshing is done by mechanical threshers
Conventional System
Examples of Mechanical Threshers
Pedal Thresher, Axial Flow Power Thresher
Harvesting and threshing is done mechanically
Mechanical System/Mechanical Method
In this method a single machine called a combine performs both harvesting and threshing while on the go
Combine Harvesting/Threshing
Parts of The Combine Harvester
Operator’s cab, Threshing unit, Grain Tank, Engine, Cutting Platform, Cleaning Unit, Straw Walker, Straw Chopper
