Cleaning of vegetable seeds on a pneumatic sorting table

UDC 635-153
https://doi.org/10.25630/PAV.2021.72.72.002

Yanchenko A.V., Menshikh A.M., Azopkov M.I., Golubovich V.S., Fedosov A.Yu.

The resulting seed heap from the field is never clean. In the process of harvesting seeds, various impurities are found in the seed pile. As impurities in the seed heap, there may be weed seeds, various fragments of plant parts, mineral particles: lumps of earth, pebbles and others. Cleaning the seed pile to the regulated indicators provided for in the regulatory document is the main task of post-harvest seed refinement. Impurities that differ in size from the seeds of the main crop are easily removed by wind-screen machines. It is impossible to completely remove all impurities on windscreen machines. Therefore, there is a need for a secondary, better cleaning of the seed pile. Pneumatic sorting tables are able to divide the seed pile according to the density of seeds. Because of additional secondary cleaning of seeds, it is possible to increase the purity of seeds, which is necessary for the trouble-free operation of modern sowing machines. The PSS-1 pneumatic sorting table has a number of settings that are changed by the operator depending on the culture. Basic settings: seed feeding, fan flap adjustment, changing the longitudinal and transverse angle of inclination of the working deck, the oscillation frequency of the working deck, adjustable shutters of the seed receiver. The operator of the cleaning process can quickly change all settings. The use of a pneumatic sorting table in the secondary cleaning of the seed pile is possible on various vegetable crops. In the process of cleaning seeds on a pneumatic sorting table, fragments of stems, leaves, pods and others are removed from the seed pile together with lightweight impurities, and lightweight unripe seeds are also removed, which helps to increase the germination of seeds obtained after cleaning.

Key words: vegetable crops, seeds, cleaning, pneumatic sorting table, seed quality, seed purity, germination

Yanchenko A.V., Cand. Sci. (Agr.), leading research fellow, department of industrial technologies and innovations. E-mail: laboratoria2008@yandex.ru

Menshikh A.M., Cand. Sci. (Agr.), leading research fellow, department of industrial technologies and innovations. E-mail: soulsunnet@gmail.com

Azopkov M.I., Cand. Sci. (Agr.), leading research fellow, department of industrial technologies and innovations. E-mail: max.az62@yandex.ru

Golubovich V.S., Cand. Sci. (Agr.), senior research fellow, department of industrial technologies and innovations. E-mail: ded44@yandex.ru

Fedosov A.Yu., research fellow, department of industrial technologies and innovations. E-mail: fffed@rambler.ru

ARRIVG – branch of FSBSI FSVC

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For citing: Cleaning of vegetable seeds on a pneumatic sorting table. A.V. Yanchenko, A.M. Menshikh, M.I. Azopkov, V.S. Golubovich, A.Yu. Fedosov. Potato and vegetables. 2021. No11. Pp. 18-21. https://doi.org/10.25630/PAV.2021.72.72.002 (In Russ.).

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