SIMULATION OF AMBIENT-AIR DRYING OF FUNGICIDE-TREATED, HIGH-MOISTURE CORN IN IOWA

Authors
ALYAHYA SA BERN CJ MISRA MK
Citation
Sa. Alyahya et al., SIMULATION OF AMBIENT-AIR DRYING OF FUNGICIDE-TREATED, HIGH-MOISTURE CORN IN IOWA, Transactions of the ASAE, 37(5), 1994, pp. 1555-1560
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering,Agriculture,"Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
Transactions of the ASAE → ACNP
ISSN journal
00012351
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1555 - 1560
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-2351(1994)37:5<1555:SOADOF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Twenty-six years of Des Moines, Iowa, weather data were used in a comp uter simulation of ambient air drying of fungi-resistant and fungi-sus ceptible corn hybrids treated with Rovral(R) fungicide. Drying of 20 a nd 24% moisture corn harvested 15 October was simulated. Compared with the susceptible corn hybrid (DF20xDF12) under the same conditions, th e resistant corn hybrid (FR35xFR20) had lower airflow requirements and used less fan energy. Rovral fungicide-treated corn had a lower rate of grain deterioration, required lower airflow rates, and used less fa n energy than untreated corn.