ABSTRACT
The primary aim of storage is to prevent deterioration of the quality of the grain. Safe storage must maintain grain quality and quantity. Storage facilities take many forms, ranging from piles of unprotected grain on the ground, underground pits or containers, and piles of bagged grain, to storage in bins of many sizes, shapes, and types of construction. Grain is normally piled on the ground unprotected only between harvest and the availability of transport equipment. In many countries of the world, pulses are initially processed by removing the hull and splitting into dicotylednous components. There are two types of conventional pulse milling methods in India: wet milling and dry milling. Conventional pulse milling involves many unit operations, such as cleaning the raw material, size-grading, scarification of the husk (pitting), oil mixing, water mixing, drying, dehulling, splitting, aspiration of husk separation of brokens and splits, and, finally, polishing.
