Harvesting and cleaning Euphorbia lagascae, a new arable oilseed crop for industrial application
- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (IMAG-DLO), P.O. Box 43, 6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
- Received 20 February 1995
- Accepted 22 May 1995
- Available online 21 March 2000
Abstract
Experiments performed in 1994 on mechanically harvesting and cleaning Euphorbia lagascae, a new arable oilseed crop for industrial application, are described. The Euphorbia was harvested with a self-propelled pea harvester. A customized cutter-bar table, designed from parts of a pea harvester and a pick-up reel from a combine were mounted to mow and convey the bulky crop into the riddle drum, without blockages. Seeds were cleaned with an air-screen cleaner and a brushing machine. Analysis of data on the gross yield, moisture content of harvested material and foliage, seed losses and percentage impurities showed that 70–80% of the harvestable seeds were recovered. No seed damage was observed.
Keywords
- Oilseed crops;
- Euphorbia lagascae;
- Harvesting;
- Pea harvester;
- Seed cleaning
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