Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting
The cultivation of sugarcane is very labour intensive especially during planting and at harvesting time. Timely supply of harvested cane to the sugar mills significantly affects the sugar recovery of mills. Delayed harvests cause greater yield loss and quality as well. Now mechanical harvesters are...
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| author | Ankur Chaudhary Vijay Kumar Mehar Chand Samar Singh |
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| description | The cultivation of sugarcane is very labour intensive especially during planting and at harvesting time. Timely supply of harvested cane to the sugar mills significantly affects the sugar recovery of mills. Delayed harvests cause greater yield loss and quality as well. Now mechanical harvesters are introduced as promising machinery for the timely and efficient management of harvesting process. So, a study was conducted to quantify top cane, trash and contribution of extraneous matter in mechanical and manual harvested cane at different sugar mills viz., Saraswati Sugar Mills (Yamuna Nagar), Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd. Bhadson (Karnal) and Karnal Coop. Sugar Mills (Karnal) with total six locations during April, 2019. The results have shown that the extraneous matters (on mean basis) was found higher in mechanical harvested cane for trash (1.7%), green top (5.7%) along with cut portion (8.1%). In case of manual harvested, trash and green top was 1.0 and 2.9%, respectively without any cut portion (setts). The presence of higher extraneous matter consequently reduced juice quality in mechanical harvested as compared to manual harvest cane and mechanical harvested (cane portion). There was 0.33 unit decrease in the sugar recovery (5%) in mechanical harvested mixed cane produce including cane portion, green top and trash as compared to mechanical harvested cane portion only. Similarly, there was 0.71 unit decrease in the sugar recovery in the mechanical harvested mix produce as compared to manual harvested cane. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cd6a2f711a4469daaf8ae6b708630392023-04-26T02:33:29ZengSociety for Sugarcane Research and DevelopmentJournal of Sugarcane Research2249-927X2582-47672023-04-0111221922510.37580/JSR.2021.2.11.219-22592142Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvestingAnkur Chaudhary0Vijay Kumar1Mehar Chand2Samar Singh3CCS Haryana Agricultural UniveristyCCS Haryana Agricultural UniversityCCS Haryana Agricultural University Regional Research Station Uchani KarnalCCS Haryana Agricultural University Regional Research Station Uchani KarnalThe cultivation of sugarcane is very labour intensive especially during planting and at harvesting time. Timely supply of harvested cane to the sugar mills significantly affects the sugar recovery of mills. Delayed harvests cause greater yield loss and quality as well. Now mechanical harvesters are introduced as promising machinery for the timely and efficient management of harvesting process. So, a study was conducted to quantify top cane, trash and contribution of extraneous matter in mechanical and manual harvested cane at different sugar mills viz., Saraswati Sugar Mills (Yamuna Nagar), Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd. Bhadson (Karnal) and Karnal Coop. Sugar Mills (Karnal) with total six locations during April, 2019. The results have shown that the extraneous matters (on mean basis) was found higher in mechanical harvested cane for trash (1.7%), green top (5.7%) along with cut portion (8.1%). In case of manual harvested, trash and green top was 1.0 and 2.9%, respectively without any cut portion (setts). The presence of higher extraneous matter consequently reduced juice quality in mechanical harvested as compared to manual harvest cane and mechanical harvested (cane portion). There was 0.33 unit decrease in the sugar recovery (5%) in mechanical harvested mixed cane produce including cane portion, green top and trash as compared to mechanical harvested cane portion only. Similarly, there was 0.71 unit decrease in the sugar recovery in the mechanical harvested mix produce as compared to manual harvested cane.https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/112124sugarcane; mechanical harvesting; green top; cut portion; trash and juice quality |
| spellingShingle | Ankur Chaudhary Vijay Kumar Mehar Chand Samar Singh Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting Journal of Sugarcane Research sugarcane; mechanical harvesting; green top; cut portion; trash and juice quality |
| title | Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting |
| title_full | Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting |
| title_short | Evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting |
| title_sort | evaluating relative contribution of extraneous matter along with quantitative and qualitative loss in cane harvested by mechanical harvester compared to manual harvesting |
| topic | sugarcane; mechanical harvesting; green top; cut portion; trash and juice quality |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/112124 |
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