On-farm Maize Drying and Storage in the Humid Tropics


Book Description

Project investigations and findings. Solar drying. Artificial drying. Drying in cribs by natural ventilation. Insect control in cribs. The costs of dring cobs in cribs. Storage of shelled maize.
















Construction of Cribs for Drying and Storage of Maize


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Richtlijnen worden gegeven voor het drogen van mais in kribben en met natuurlijke ventilatie. De gegevens uit deze publikatie zijn gebaseerd op experimenten in de vochtige en matig vochtige tropische gebieden. De verbeterde kribben bieden een praktisch en economisch systeem voor het drogen en bewaren van mais hetzij in korrelvorm of in kolven










Grain Storage Techniques


Book Description

Deals with the main aspects of preservation of grains after harvest in tropical and subtropical regions. Presents the entire range of technologies currently available, from the farm granary to large-scale storage facilities. Special emphasis has been placed on quality control as it is becoming more and more important in view of the marketable surplus. Aimed at private and public sector storage operators, extension workers, students and researchers.




Drying and Storage Of Grains and Oilseeds


Book Description

This text and reference discusses the drying of grains, in particular the staple cereals, maize, rice, and wheat, and the oilseeds, soybeans and canola. The basic physical and thermodynamic properties of grain and air are examined, and the theory of the drying process is developed. Design of the optimum operating conditions for on-farm and off-farm dryers are presented. The book is written as an engineering text, but should also prove beneficial to all who are interested in the proper drying and storage of grains. Examples and problems are given in both S.I. and Imperial units.