HARVESTING METHOD OF PEDIGREE CORN SEEDS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A01D91/04 

FIELD: agricultural industry.

SUBSTANCE: harvesting method includes harvesting of pedigree corn ears from the test field strips with simultaneous removal of leaves from corn ears with a corn combine, and the following unloading of harvest portions of pedigree corn seeds from the combine to a transport vehicle with a container. The corn combine is connected with transport vehicle, and is used as a traction device. Pedigree corn seeds by means of transport vehicle are delivered and unloaded into a pedigree corn seed processing device, where threshing, removal of foreign objects from corn seeds, weighing of corn seeds portions, and simultaneous determination of moisture content in the corn seeds is performed, and analysis of pedigree corn harvest capacity is made. Pedigree corn seed processing device is installed on the test field and fixed during the operation in order to damp the vibrations. While supplying pedigree corn seeds portions to the pedigree corn seed processing device, they are counted.

EFFECT: intensifying the harvesting process of pedigree corn seeds, and improving the accuracy of determining the harvesting capacity.

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