{"title":"Comparison of thermal and thermomechanical methods of seed extraction\nfrom larch cones based on two case studies","authors":"Ewa Tulska, M. Aniszewska","doi":"10.31545/intagr/150734","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":". The paper analyzes two seed extraction methods used by Polish silvicultural seed extractories. The analysis involves cone batches as well as individual cones processed in extraction cabinets. During thermal extraction, the cones were dried (10 h), moistened with water (10 min), and dried again (10 h). During thermomechanical extraction, the cones were dried for a much longer time (40 h), and then crushed in a mechanical unit (20 min). The two examined cases of seed extraction were compared in terms of the size, weight, and moisture content of the cones involved, the steps in the extraction process, as well as the quantity and quality of the obtained seeds. Each of the extractories made use of cones of a different provenance, which differed significantly from each other. In order to compare the different seed extraction methods, the same batch of cones collected from one geographic locality should be used. The results of a process analysis show that the thermal method was superior in terms of energy efficiency and duration. The seeds extracted using the two methods were of the highest quality (class I), which indicates that in both cases the extraction process was conducted appropriately and did not cause the quality of the seeds to deteriorate.","PeriodicalId":13959,"journal":{"name":"International Agrophysics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Agrophysics","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31545/intagr/150734","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AGRONOMY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
. The paper analyzes two seed extraction methods used by Polish silvicultural seed extractories. The analysis involves cone batches as well as individual cones processed in extraction cabinets. During thermal extraction, the cones were dried (10 h), moistened with water (10 min), and dried again (10 h). During thermomechanical extraction, the cones were dried for a much longer time (40 h), and then crushed in a mechanical unit (20 min). The two examined cases of seed extraction were compared in terms of the size, weight, and moisture content of the cones involved, the steps in the extraction process, as well as the quantity and quality of the obtained seeds. Each of the extractories made use of cones of a different provenance, which differed significantly from each other. In order to compare the different seed extraction methods, the same batch of cones collected from one geographic locality should be used. The results of a process analysis show that the thermal method was superior in terms of energy efficiency and duration. The seeds extracted using the two methods were of the highest quality (class I), which indicates that in both cases the extraction process was conducted appropriately and did not cause the quality of the seeds to deteriorate.
期刊介绍:
The journal is focused on the soil-plant-atmosphere system. The journal publishes original research and review papers on any subject regarding soil, plant and atmosphere and the interface in between. Manuscripts on postharvest processing and quality of crops are also welcomed.
Particularly the journal is focused on the following areas:
implications of agricultural land use, soil management and climate change on production of biomass and renewable energy, soil structure, cycling of carbon, water, heat and nutrients, biota, greenhouse gases and environment,
soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and ways of its regulation to increase efficiency of water, energy and chemicals in agriculture,
postharvest management and processing of agricultural and horticultural products in relation to food quality and safety,
mathematical modeling of physical processes affecting environment quality, plant production and postharvest processing,
advances in sensors and communication devices to measure and collect information about physical conditions in agricultural and natural environments.
Papers accepted in the International Agrophysics should reveal substantial novelty and include thoughtful physical, biological and chemical interpretation and accurate description of the methods used.
All manuscripts are initially checked on topic suitability and linguistic quality.