• CFD Simulation of Cooling of Coriander Seed under Different Moisture Content 

  Sharanagat, Vijay Singh; Goswami, Tridib Kumar

  CFD simulation of cooling during cryo-grinding of coriander seeds was performing to determine its residence time in conveyer. Coriander seed at different moisture content were simulated and the equations were solved over ...

• Comparative Field and Economic Evaluation of Baler for Baling Paddy Straw 

  Sharma, Ankit; Chandel, Rupinder

  A study was conducted to evaluate performance of paddy straw baler on loose paddy straw (system A), after stubble shaver operation (system B) and after stubble shaver along with rake operation (system C). The number of ...

• Modeling the Moisture Dependent Thermal Properties of Multiplier Onion (Allium Cepa L. var Aggregatum) 

  Kamalakkannan, Gomathy; Murugesan, Balakrishnan; Venkatachalam, Thirupathi; Ramasamy, Duraiswamy Mueasimangalam

  The thermal properties of multiplier onion namely thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat were determined in the moisture range of 80.87 to 88.84 % w.b. Thermal conductivity was determined using a line ...

• Management of the Management of Agricultural Enterprises Using Methods of Comparison of Agricultural Machinery in the Business Books 

  Popovic, Slobodan; Tomasevic, Stevan; Grubljesic, Zeljko

  Operation management among others can be based on the use of specific methods. The authors emphasize the importance of the method of comparison of agricultural techniques and in the books of the company. The true for ...

• Development and Selection of Spoons for Metering Device of Onion Bulblets Planter 

  Patel, Bharat; Nilatkar, Dilip Kumar; Jat, Dilip; Gautam, Anand

  Engineering properties of onion bulblets of variety Agrifound Dark Red were determined for development of metering device of onion bulblets planter. The raw sample of onion bulblets was graded in three groups as small, ...

• Effect of Cold Plasma on Mortality of Tribolium Castaneum on Maida Flour 

  Radhakrishnan, Mahendran; Ramanan, Kalaiselvan Ratish; Sargunam, Ravichandran; Sarumathi, Ravi

  Cold plasma is an emerging non thermal processing technology and is one of the novel promising methods for insect mortality. In order to study whether cold plasma could be suitable for control and to investigate the effect ...

• Effect of Drying On Physic-Chemical and Nutritional Properties of Fenugreek Leaves 

  Attkan, Arun Kumar; Kumar, Nitin

  Drying of fenugreek green leaves (Trigonella foenum-graecum) was conducted by using desiccant dehumidifier dryer at different temperatures viz. 45, 50 and 55°C. Obtained experimental data including moisture content, ...

• Development and Evaluation of a Tractor Operated pH Monitoring System 

  Singh, Amritpal; Rampal, Lokesh; Bector, Vishal; Singh, Manjeet; Sharma, Karun

  South-western and central part of Punjab is dominated by calcareous soil includes desert soil, sandy loam to clayey and also have grey and red desert soil, calsisol soil, regosol soil and alluvial soil making alkalinity ...

• The Importance of an Efficient Work of Diesel Engines Heaters 

  Bracanovic, Zlata; Petrovic, Velimir; Grozdanic, Branka; Borak, Djuro; Jankovic, Slobodan

  Heater diesel engines, with the flame heating, a system that facilitates starting the diesel internal combustion engines, especially in cold weather. In order to find opportunities to increase the temperature of the intake ...

• Estimate of GHG Emissions - The Greenhouse Gases - A University Campus In Connection With the Electric Energy Consumption 

  Caneppele, Fernando de Lima; Gabriel Filho, Luís Roberto de Almeida; Rabi, Jose Antonio; Damiao, Breno

  The impacts of the use of electricity to the environment, both by environmental impacts, as for energy policy issues or because it is finite resources is a topic of great importance today. The purpose of this paper is to ...

• Fourier Transform – Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid and Nondestructive Measurement of Amylose Content of Paddy 

  Pandiselvam, Ravi; Thirupathi, Venkatachalam; Vennila, Palanisamy

  The quality and quantity of amylose are two important factors that determine the quality of paddy. The feasibility of developing a technique for rapid monitoring of paddy quality by using Fourier Transform - Near Infrared ...

• Irrigation Management for Non-Monsoon Crops In a Major Canal Command in Eastern India under Water Limiting Environment 

  Raul, Sanjay; Shinde, Tanaya; Panda, Sudhindra

  Acute irrigation water deficit during the non-monsoon (rabi) season in the Hirakud canal command in Eastern India demands efficient irrigation management strategies (IMSs) to sustain the irrigated agriculture. The study ...

• Design and Development of Pulverizing Attachment to Cultivator 

  Parmar, Raghuvirsinh Pravinsinh; Gupta, Ram Avtar

  In tillage, active and passive tillage tools used in India faces problem like, poor soil-tire interface, clod formation, compaction due to heavy traffic and timeliness in operation. Hence, it was planned to fabricate a ...

• Development of Multivariate Regression Model for Quantification of Proximate Content in Vigna Radiata Using Fourier Transform –NIR Spectroscopy 

  Pandiselvam, Ravi; Sunoj, S; Uma, D

  The Fourier Transform Near Infrared (FT-NIR) absorbance spectra (12800-3600 cm-1) of 222 green gram samples was used to build calibration models for the determination of the content of protein, fat and carbohydrate. The ...

• The Development of Vertical Patternator to Evaluate the Hydraulic Sprayers 

  Sehsah, El-Sayed

  In Egypt, it could be not able to test the vertical distribution for agriculture sprayer machines this may be due to the poor measuring instruments such as vertical patternator. The aim of the current research is develop ...

• Development and Performance Evaluation of Plantain Peeler Cum Slicer 

  Rajesh, Gourikutty Kunjurayan; Pandiselvam, Ravi; Indulekshmi, Aswathi

  Peeling and slicing of green mature plantains of Nendran variety is labour intensive and costly. Based on the physical and mechanical properties of green mature plantain the peeler cum slicer was developed. The peeling ...

• Comparative Field Evaluation of Different Mechanized Planting Techniques in Napier-Bajra 

  Narang, Mahesh Kumar; Chandel, Rupinder; Goyal, Rajesh; Singh, Davinder Pal; Tiwana, Udham Singh; Thakur, Surinder Singh

  The 17th Livestock Census (2003) has placed the total livestock population at 485 million and that of poultry birds at 489 million. Total population is expected to grow 1.23% in the coming years. At present, the country ...

• Spectral Analysis for Monitoring Crop Growth Using Tractor Mounted Spectroradiometer and Hand Held Greenseeker In Cotton 

  Gautam, Kothawale Anil; Bector, Vishal; Singh, Varinderpal; Singh, Manjeet

  Remotely sensed spectral vegetation indices are widely used and have benefited numerous disciplines interested in the assessment of biomass, water use, plant stress, plant health and crop production. Tractor mounted ...

• Development and Evaluation of Metering Mechanism for Sowing of Onion Seed (Allium Cepa L.) 

  Chhina, Ravinder; Khurana, Rohinish

  Onion (Allium cepa L) is one of the major vegetable crops grown throughout the country. It is widely grown in different parts of the country mainly by small and marginal farmers. Generally, the onion seeds are sown in ...

• Self Propelled Spoke Wheel Nitrogen Applicator for Rice Residue Mulched Wheat Crop 

  Dixit, Jagvir; Mahal, Jaskarn Singh

  In order to reduce nitrogen losses sustained in broadcasting of urea under high rice straw mulched wheat crop and to enhance crop yield, a self propelled spoke wheel nitrogen applicator for injecting nitrogen in liquid ...

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