Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels
Harvest of maize seeds with high moisture levels has been recommended; nevertheless, after harvest, the ears undergo the process of husking and there is a need to assess the compatibility of these processes. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of mechanical husking on the quality of...
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| author | Valquíria de Fátima Ferreira João Almir Oliveira Thaís Francielle Ferreira Leandro Vilela Reis Vanessa de Andrade Jaime Costa Neto |
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| description | Harvest of maize seeds with high moisture levels has been recommended; nevertheless, after harvest, the ears undergo the process of husking and there is a need to assess the compatibility of these processes. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of mechanical husking on the quality of maize seeds collected at high moisture levels. Dent BM 3061 hybrid maize seeds, manually collected from the ear, with moisture contents of 45%, 40% and 35%, and a 20/64 round sieve were used. The ears were mechanically husked (CWA machine, 312 rpm), dried in a stationary drier at 35 ⁰C until reaching 22% moisture, followed by drying at 42 ºC until reaching 12%. Then, they underwent shelling, followed by a chemical treatment with Maxin® + K-obiol® + Actellic®. Seed quality was assessed according to the occurrence tests of mechanical damage, first count, germination, seedling emergence, emergence speed index, average emergence time, electrical conductivity, accelerated aging, cold test, and seed health test at every quarter for 9 months. The mechanical husking affects maize seed quality, depending on the degree of seed moisture at harvest and on the material studied. This hybrid's seeds can be collected with seed moisture levels at 40% with the use of mechanical husking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5d2c9d9b7a5427abf03138f4a5136c92022-12-21T21:11:15ZengAssociação Brasileira de Tecnologia de SementesJournal of Seed Science2317-15372317-1545353276283S2317-15372013000300001Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levelsValquíria de Fátima Ferreira0João Almir Oliveira1Thaís Francielle Ferreira2Leandro Vilela Reis3Vanessa de Andrade4Jaime Costa Neto5Universidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasUniversidade Federal de LavrasHarvest of maize seeds with high moisture levels has been recommended; nevertheless, after harvest, the ears undergo the process of husking and there is a need to assess the compatibility of these processes. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of mechanical husking on the quality of maize seeds collected at high moisture levels. Dent BM 3061 hybrid maize seeds, manually collected from the ear, with moisture contents of 45%, 40% and 35%, and a 20/64 round sieve were used. The ears were mechanically husked (CWA machine, 312 rpm), dried in a stationary drier at 35 ⁰C until reaching 22% moisture, followed by drying at 42 ºC until reaching 12%. Then, they underwent shelling, followed by a chemical treatment with Maxin® + K-obiol® + Actellic®. Seed quality was assessed according to the occurrence tests of mechanical damage, first count, germination, seedling emergence, emergence speed index, average emergence time, electrical conductivity, accelerated aging, cold test, and seed health test at every quarter for 9 months. The mechanical husking affects maize seed quality, depending on the degree of seed moisture at harvest and on the material studied. This hybrid's seeds can be collected with seed moisture levels at 40% with the use of mechanical husking.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-15372013000300001&lng=en&tlng=enzea maysdespalha mecânicadanos mecânicoscolheita antecipada |
| spellingShingle | Valquíria de Fátima Ferreira João Almir Oliveira Thaís Francielle Ferreira Leandro Vilela Reis Vanessa de Andrade Jaime Costa Neto Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels Journal of Seed Science zea mays despalha mecânica danos mecânicos colheita antecipada |
| title | Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels |
| title_full | Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels |
| title_fullStr | Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels |
| title_short | Quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels |
| title_sort | quality of maize seeds harvested and husked at high moisture levels |
| topic | zea mays despalha mecânica danos mecânicos colheita antecipada |
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