Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Harvesting and Threshing

Crop should be harvested when grains are hard and having 20-25 per cent moisture. Crop may be harvested either by cutting ear head or whole plant and then ear heads are collected. Crop is threshed manually by beating with sticks or by running bullocks over heap of earheads or by mechanical thresher after drying. Produce is cleaned and dried in sun till 10-15per cent moisture.



Fig: Transportation of harvested produce.