Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana
Under rain-fed conditions, perfumed rice production in Northern Ghana is associated with high paddy cracking during milling. In this study, 4 perfumed rice varieties, 6 staggered planting times, 6 staggered harvesting cycles, and staggered storage duration from harvest to six months of storage were...
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| description | Under rain-fed conditions, perfumed rice production in Northern Ghana is associated with high paddy cracking during milling. In this study, 4 perfumed rice varieties, 6 staggered planting times, 6 staggered harvesting cycles, and staggered storage duration from harvest to six months of storage were used in a randomized complete block design to identify the best combination of factors that are associated with low cracking in rice production. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three geographically distinct locations serving as replicates. Grain moisture and paddy crackness were determined. The results indicated a mixed factorial interaction for all measured variables. Early planting, early harvesting, and short storage duration reduced paddy cracking compared to late treatments (P<0.05). For all treatment combinations, milling within two weeks after harvesting was associated with lower cracking as long as the harvesting cycle did not exceed the fourth cycle. After the second month of storage, percentage cracking was high, approaching 90% in most cases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-986cf177690144dd82867623faa6807e2025-02-03T01:25:11ZengWileyInternational Journal of Agronomy1687-81591687-81672021-01-01202110.1155/2021/99829119982911Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern GhanaDaniel Asomning Odoom0Joseph Xorse Kugbe1Israel Kwame Dzomeku2Albert Berdjour3Dennis Owusu Boateng4Richard Naabe Yaro5Prince Wireko6Ebenezer Kofi Sam7Philip Ghanney8Cocoa Health and Extension Division, Ghana Cocoa Board, Kumasi, GhanaFaculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaFaculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tamale, GhanaCocoa Health and Extension Division, Ghana Cocoa Board, Kumasi, GhanaFaculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaCocoa Health and Extension Division, Ghana Cocoa Board, Kumasi, GhanaFaculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, GhanaCollege of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, ChinaUnder rain-fed conditions, perfumed rice production in Northern Ghana is associated with high paddy cracking during milling. In this study, 4 perfumed rice varieties, 6 staggered planting times, 6 staggered harvesting cycles, and staggered storage duration from harvest to six months of storage were used in a randomized complete block design to identify the best combination of factors that are associated with low cracking in rice production. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three geographically distinct locations serving as replicates. Grain moisture and paddy crackness were determined. The results indicated a mixed factorial interaction for all measured variables. Early planting, early harvesting, and short storage duration reduced paddy cracking compared to late treatments (P<0.05). For all treatment combinations, milling within two weeks after harvesting was associated with lower cracking as long as the harvesting cycle did not exceed the fourth cycle. After the second month of storage, percentage cracking was high, approaching 90% in most cases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9982911 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Asomning Odoom Joseph Xorse Kugbe Israel Kwame Dzomeku Albert Berdjour Dennis Owusu Boateng Richard Naabe Yaro Prince Wireko Ebenezer Kofi Sam Philip Ghanney Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana International Journal of Agronomy |
| title | Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana |
| title_full | Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana |
| title_short | Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana |
| title_sort | impact of production inputs and timing on crackness of rice in northern ghana |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9982911 |
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