Design of bed dryer for sweet corn seeds (Zea mays saccharata L.)

Karyadi, J.N.W. and Purnomo, A. and Masithoh, R.E. and Ayuni, D. (2021) Design of bed dryer for sweet corn seeds (Zea mays saccharata L.). In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.

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Abstract

One of the problems faced by corn farmers in Indonesia is the unavailability of corn dryers during rainy season. As the result, seed production decreased both in terms of quantity and quality. This study aims to design and introduce a bed seed dryer. Bed dryers are considered since it is simpler and cheaper. The dryer is designed for a capacity of 500 kg of corn, with corn cobs with a gasification combustion system as its fuel. This study also compared the effect of bed drying and sun drying (with two different floor materials; tarpaulin mat and concrete base) on dried-corn germination rate. The results showed that the designed dryer was able to reduce the moisture content from 22 (w.b.) to 14 (w.b) for 30 hours. The drying temperature is kept below 43 C and had no significant difference with the drying temperature of the sun drying. The germination rate of all samples has met the National standard for corn seed (SNI 01-03920-1995), which was 92. The self-fabricated bed dryer has the potential to dry corn seed as good as using sun while retaining its quality. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: Cited by: 1; Conference name: 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development 2020, ICSARD 2020; Conference date: 20 October 2020; Conference code: 167243; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cultivation; Drying; Regional planning; Solar dryers; Combustion systems; Different floors; Drying temperature; Germination rates; National standard; Rainy seasons; Seed production; Sweet corns; Seed
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Agricultural Technology > Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2024 02:48
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2024 02:48
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/5448

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