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  • 标题:Drying Temperature Effect on Kernel Damage and Viability of Maize Dried in a Solar Biomass Hybrid Dryer
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  • 作者:Joseph O. Akowuah ; Dirk Maier ; George Opit
  • 期刊名称:Open Journal of Applied Sciences
  • 印刷版ISSN:2165-3917
  • 电子版ISSN:2165-3925
  • 出版年度:2018
  • 卷号:8
  • 期号:11
  • 页码:506-517
  • DOI:10.4236/ojapps.2018.811041
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Scientific Research Publishing
  • 摘要:Though several maize varieties have been developed and introduced over the years in Ghana, farmers still face challenges of access to quality seed maize. Among the major constraint is lack of proper drying systems to guarantee quality of seed produced. As in most parts of Africa, drying of maize in the open, on bare ground along shoulders of roads is still a common practice in Ghana. In this study, a 5-tonne capacity hybrid solar biomass dryer was developed for drying maize for seed and food/feed in Ghana. Effect of air temperature in the dryer on the physiological quality and germination of maize kernels was investigated. Maize grains were dried in the open sun simulating farmers practice and using the dryer at 4 varying levels (L1, L2, L3 and L4) with corresponding heights (0.6 m, 1.2 m, 1.8 m and 2.4 m, respectively) from the ground. Harvested maize at 22.8% moisture content was dried at the varying levels until reaching the final desired moisture content of 12.8% ± 0.2% (wb). Results showed that, air temperatures in the dryer increased in accordance with height with lowest mean temperature of 44.4°C ± 4.6°C recorded at L1 and mean maximum of 52.8°C ± 5.4°C at L4. Drying temperatures recorded at L1 - L3 and ambient had no significant effect (p
  • 关键词:Solar Biomass Hybrid Dryer;Drying Temperature;Maize Moisture;Stress Crack;Germination
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