Appendix 4.0 F losses

Annex 4.0 F

FIGURES ON RICE POSTHARVEST LOSSES

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Figure 4.0.1. Field grain post-production loss components, Zhejiang, China, 187-1989.

Source: Ren-yong, et al., 1990.

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 % loss

Grain Shattering sickle
during and after combine
cutting

Shattering after
harvesting just sickle
before threshing

Unharvested sickle

combine

Straw Loss combine

combine
Unthresthed



0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 % loss

Figure 4.0.2. Loss components of manual (sickle) and combine
harvesting (Zhejiang, China, 1987-1989).

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 %loss

Unthreshed pedal thresher
loss motor thresher

Straw Loss pedal thresher
motor thresher

Shattering
during pedal thresher
threshing motor thresher

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 %loss

Figure 4.0.3. Loss components of pedal and motor threshing
(Zhejiang, China, 1987-1989).

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2%s

Separation Jinhua
Jiaxin
Nimbo

Jinhua
Blower
Jiaxin
Nimbo
Jinhua

Jiaxin
Drying
Jiaxin

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2%loss

Jinhua: Jiaxin Nimbo

sun dried on bamboo sun dried on cement sun dried on cement
mat-rethreshed by hand yard-bamboo sieve plus yard-mechanical vibrating
and cleaned by wooden electric blower screen with electric blower
winnower

Figure 4.0.4. Loss components of manual (sickle) and combine
harvesting (Zhejiang, China, 1987-1989).

%loss %loss

4.0 4.0

3.0 3.0

2.0 2.0

1.0 1.0

Loss due to Loss due to Loss due to
moulds insect pest rat damage

Figure 4.0.5. Loss component of storage (Zhejiang, China. 1987-1989).