Browsing Vol. 2015. by Issue Date
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Visual Parameters of Soybean (Glycine Max L.) as Influences by Mole Drain Spacing and Depth in Vertisols of Madhya Pradesh
Field experiments were conducted at farmer’s fields in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh during 2010 to 2011 to assess visual parameters and profitability of soybean as influences by mole drain spacing and depth in ... -
Manage-Management of Agricultural Company Through Monitoring of Total Cost of Maintenance Tractor
The development of enterprises should be viewed through the level built his own style of organization and management. Management has an obligation to build a system of internal control within the regular and continuous ... -
Reduction of Spray Losses to Soil in Soybean (Glycine Max L.) Through Optimization of Operational Parameters
Spraying of plant protection chemicals is widely practised for minimizing the losses occurred due to attack of insect pests, and occurrence of diseases. However, indiscriminate and improper use of pesticide has brought up ... -
Effect of Feed Rate, Concave Clearance and Peripheral Speed on the Performance Evaluation of Pre Thresher for Onion Umbels (Allium cepa var. aggregatum L.)
Freshly harvested, sun dried onion umbels consists of florets attached to the hard umbel heads. Conventional threshing method involves tractor treading, rubbing umbels using rubber slippers on hard surface and beating with ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Physical Properties of Indian Mangoes Using Image Processing Method for Machine Vision Systems
Mathematical modeling study was carried out with the measured physical properties of two varieties of Indian mangoes as a function of projected area (Pip) calculated using image processing technique. Three models viz. ... -
Development of Pedal Operated Syzygium Cumini Tree Shaker with Catching Unit
The objective of this research work was to develop a pedal operated tree shaker for jamun (Syzygium cumini) fruit harvesting. The prototype machine was constructed and tested on jamun fruit. The tree shaker was powered by ... -
Development of Soil Profile Temperature Prediction Models for Bare and Solarized Field Conditions
Soil solarization is a simple and effective technique for controlling problems like weeds and soil borne pathogens by means of increasing moist soil temperature through trapping heat by using the thin transparent polyethylene ... -
Assessing Hydrological Drought Charactertics: a Case Study in a Sub Basin of Tamil Nadu, India
Assessment of hydrological drought and evaluation of drought characteristics provide useful information for sustainable water resources planning and management in a river basin. In the present study, streamflow drought ... -
Rating of Harvester Threshers Case 8120 and New Holland CX 8080
The aim of this work is to review the activity and quality of work of two different combines – CASE 8120 and New Holland CX 8080. The analysis of these two machines is focused on the amount of grain loss, the quality of ... -
Energy Savings Modeling of Osmotic Dehydration Process of Pork Meat in Molasses
The goal of the presented research is defining energy savings mathematical models of the osmotic dehydration process of pork meat in sugar beet molasses and analysing the effects of applied technological parameters in the ... -
Mathematical Modeling for Drying of whole Leaf Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Miller)
The present work aimed to study the effects of different drying methods in terms of drying behavior, drying rate and mathematical modelling of drying process for whole leaf Aloe vera. Open yard sun drying, hot air drying ... -
Comparison of Mathematical Models and Thin-Layer Drying Kinetics of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Spp) under Fluidized Bed Dryer with the Accelerated Air Temperature and Velocity
Effect of drying air temperature and velocity on thin-layer drying characteristics of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp.) was investigated using a fluidized bed dryer. Mushrooms were dried at three air temperatures 45, 55 and ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Continuous Type Tamarind Deseeder
A continuous type tamarind deseeder with a capacity of 75 kg•h-1 has been fabricated and evaluated at the Department of Agricultural Process Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. The machine ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Spraying Technology in Cotton Belt of Punjab (India)
With advancement of spray technology and sprayers used on farmer’s field will vary significantly from each sprayer in terms of droplet size which ultimately determines its efficacy. Therefore, it is required to standardize ... -
Building Capacity of Serbian Agricultural Education to Link with Society “CaSA” - Part 1. Project Summary
This is a presentation of the CaSA project and the role it plays in linking research and innovation with knowledge improvement in agriculture. CaSA is a national project, coordinated by The University of Belgrade, Faculty ... -
Performance Evaluation of CI Engine on Diesel-Ethanol-Biodiesel Fuel Blends
The studies were conducted to standardize the level of constituents to obtain stable diesel-ethanol-biodiesel microemulsions prepared using anhydrous ethanol (200° proof) and aqueous ethanol of 195°, 190°, 185°, 180° and ... -
Field Evaluation of Tractor Mounted Soil Sensor for Measurement of Electrical Conductivity and Soil Insertion / Compaction Force
Soil properties like electrical conductivity and soil compaction due to its correlation with other soil properties like soil texture, water content, cat ion exchange capac¬ity (CEC), drainage conditions, organic-matter ... -
Estimation of Best Combination of Low Cost Lining Materials to Reduce Seepage Losses from Reservoir
Makhamalabad farm, one of the farm of K. K. Wagh College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Nashik, was facing a problem of seepage loss from reservoirs having high infiltration rate of 317 mm•day-1 and thus the ... -
Potentials of Rapeseed Crop Residues in Serbia
Rapeseed straw is potential source of renewable energy, but important source of soil organic matter as well. The amount of crop residues, available for energy use, per hectare, is not well known. Excessive offtake of crop ... -
A Timber Sorting for Double-Wheel Saw D9
The paper describes a design of a timber assorting line which has been intended for a sorting at the back of double-wheel angle saw D9. The basic information about the possible applications and design of timber sorters are ...