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It is the process of gathering a
crop. For rice, this generally refers to the cutting and gathering of
panicles attached to the stalks. Once the plants have reached full
growth (approximately three months after planting) and the grains begin
to ripen-the tops begin to droop and the stem yellows-the water is
drained from the fields. As the fields dry, the grains ripen further and
harvesting is commenced.
Depending on the size of the operation and the amount of mechanization,
rice is either harvested by hand or machine. The different harvesting
systems are as follows :
Harvesting Systems
Manual harvesting
Manual harvesting makes use of traditional threshing tools such as
threshing racks, simple treadle threshers and animals for trampling or
by hand using sharp knives or sickles.
Manual harvesting and machine threshing
Rice is manually threshed, then cleaned with a machine thresher.
Machine reaping and machine threshing
A reaper cuts and lays the crop in a line. Threshing and cleaning can
then be performed manually or by machine.
Combine harvesting
The combine harvester combines all operations: cutting, handling,
threshing and cleaning.
