5905: Grain dryer for organic farming [Luomukuivuri ]
{PROJECT} Grain dryer for organic farming [Luomukuivuri ]. Runs 01 January 2002 - 29 December 2004. Project leader(s): Haapala, Hannu, MTT Agrifood Research Finland. More information online at <http://tripunix.mtt.fi/cgi-bin/thw/?${BASE}=arktui&${HTML}=docu_eng&${SNHTML}=nosyn_eng&${TRIPSHOW}=for=www_eng&NR=236-01>.
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Summary
No seed dressing substances are allowed in organic farming. Smoke dressing would be an acceptable method. Smoke dressing was practised in the old-time drying barns. In this project we imitate this old method with a modern, conventional hot air dryer. A portable heating unit fuelled with wood chips is connected to a conventional hot air dryer. The adjustments of the drying-smoking process are studied, and different fuels are tested. The wood chip heating unit is also tested as such, separate from the dryer.
| Keywords: | organic cropping, grain drying, smoke dressing, wood chip heating |
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| Subject Areas: | Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection |
| Research affiliation: | Finland > MTT Agrifood Research > Agricultural Engineering |
| Location: | Vakolantie 55, 03400 Vihti, Finland www.mtt.fi |
| Start Date: | 01 January 2002 |
| End Date: | 29 December 2004 |
| Research Programmes and Funders: | Finland > Other organizations Finland > MTT Agrifood Research > Agricultural Engineering |
| Total budget (Euro): | 380000 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 5905 |
| Contact: | Nykänen, Senior Scientist Arja |
| Deposited On: | 27 September 2005 |
| EPrint Type: | Project description |
| Online at: | http://tripunix.mtt.fi/cgi-bin/thw/?${BASE}=arktui&${HTML}=docu_eng&${SNHTML}=nosyn_eng&${TRIPSHOW}=for=www_eng&NR=236-01 |
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