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Assessing the Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) Seed Harvesting Using a Combine Harvester: A Case-Study on the Assessment ofWork Performance and Seed Loss

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Abstract: The growing demand in food and non-food industries for camelina oil is driving the
interest of farmers and contractors in investing in such feedstock. Nonetheless, the cost, performance
and critical aspects related to the harvesting stage are still not properly investigated. In the present
study, an ad-hoc test was performed in Spain in order to fulfill this gap. The results support the
hypothesis to harvest camelina seeds with the same combine harvester used for cereal harvesting
without further investment. Theoretical field capacity (TFC), effective field capacity (EFC), material
capacity (MC), and field efficiency (FE) were 4.34 ha h􀀀1, 4.22 ha h􀀀1, 4.66 Mg h􀀀1 FM, and 97.24%,
respectively. The harvesting cost was estimated in 48.51   ha􀀀1. Approximately, the seed loss of
0.057 0.028 Mg ha􀀀1 FM was due to the impact of the combine harvester header and dehiscence of
pods, whilst 0.036 0.006 Mg ha􀀀1 FM of seeds were lost due to inefficiency of the threshing system
of the combine harvester. Adjustment of the working speed of the combine and the rotation speed of
the reel may help to reduce such loss.

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