Maize seed damage during processing

Authors

  • Francisco Eduardo de Castro Rocha
  • Enedino Correa da Silva
  • Edson Raimundo da Silva Alves
  • Rogério Novais Teixeira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1994.v29.4175

Keywords:

<i>Zea mays</i>, seed samples, seed impurities

Abstract

Among eight sequential equipment in the Seed Processing Unity at EMBRAPA-SPSB/GL Brasilia, five were used as site for withdrawing samples of corn seeds cv. BR 106 for processing evaluation. There was a significant decrease in the percentage of impurity during the processing phases. The product left in the first equipment, precleaning machine, was 14.8% of impurity (broken, scratched, insect-damaged and fermented seeds) as compared with 9.2% left in the last one, bagging scale.

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Published

1994-08-01

How to Cite

Rocha, F. E. de C., da Silva, E. C., Alves, E. R. da S., & Teixeira, R. N. (1994). Maize seed damage during processing. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 29(8), 1281–1285. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab1994.v29.4175

Issue

v.29, n.8, ago. 1994

Section

SEED TECHNOLOGY