Harvest Management

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crop-establishment-imgKEY CHECK 8:
HARVESTED THE CROP
AT THE RIGHT TIME.

Timely reaping and threshing ensures high-quality rice that leads to high market value and consumer acceptance. Harvesting too early results in immature grains with <1 to 1.5% harvest losses, and leads to low milling recovery of as low as 53%.

Harvesting too late leads to grain-shattering with > 3% (if manual) harvest losses. This results in low head rice recovery as low as 32% (manual) or 38% (mechanized).
 

ASSESSMENT OF KEY CHECK

Palay is harvested when most of the grains are golden yellow:

  • 85-90% if manual harvesting
  • 90-95% if using combine harvester

Palay is threshed not later than one day after harvest during WS or two days during DS.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO ACHIEVE KEY CHECK

1. Drain field 1-2 weeks before the expected date of harvesting:

  • to attain uniform maturity and ripening
  • to prevent wetting of the grains during harvesting
  • for easy operation in the field

2. Harvest at the right maturity, when 85-90% (manual) or 90-95% (if using combine harvester) of the grains are golden yellow.

3. Harvest at the right grain moisture content (MC).

Use grain moisture meter when available.

18-21% (typical MC for DS)

 

20-25% (typical MC for WS)

 

4. After manual harvesting, thresh palay not later than one (WS) or two (DS) days.

  • Avoid piling the harvested crop in the field for more than a day to prevent heat buildup which leads to grain discoloration and low-quality milled rice.
  • Avoid threshing dripping-wet palay using a mechanical thresher to prevent losses from poor grain-cleaning and separation.
  • Observe the recommended threshing drum speed (800rpm for most engine driven threshers) to prevent grain damage. Faster speed may increase capacity but will also incur more blower and separation losses.

MATERIALS

Handouts

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Tamang pag-aani

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Maaari bang mag-ani kahit umuulan?

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Pag-aani gamit ang rice combine harvester

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Tamang panahon at paraan ng-pag-aani

 

Learning Modules

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Harvest Management

 

Audio Clips

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Makinaryang ginagamit sa pag-aani

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Tips sa pag-aani ng palay

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Paggigiik ng palay

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Combine harvester

 

Technology Videos

Key check 8 Pamamahala ng Ani

Key check 8: Inani ang palay sa tamang panahon