Original scientific paper

Mechanical harvesting of pumpkin seeds

Stjepan Sito ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za mehanizaciju poljoprivrede
Stjepan Ivančan ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za mehanizaciju poljoprivrede
Edi Barković ; Agronomskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Ana Mucalo ; Agronomskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Abstract

One of the key problems in production technology of pumpkin seed for oil production is mechanized harvesting and losses of seed during mechanical harvesting. The losses of pumpkin seed during mechanical harvesting at peripheral velocity of 1.57 m/s (optimally adjusted machine) were 4.4% for Gleisdorf species, 5.2% for Slovenska species and 7.8% for pumpkin with husk. The higher average losses of pumpkin seed with husk were caused by tight connection of seed and pumpkin fruit.

Keywords

pumpkin seed; seed harvesting; seed losses

Hrčak ID:

163401

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/163401

Publication date:

16.12.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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