The decreasing rural population is becoming increasingly responsible for feeding the growing urban population; increase in productivity of agriculture has become an essential feature in stepping towards sustainability. ...

Coconut (Cocous nucifera L.) is one of the most prominent commercial crops in tropical and is usually referred as “tree of heaven”. The seed or the fruit of the coconut palm, which is also referred as coconut must be ...

Pokkali system of rice cultivation is a unique farming under pokkali ecosystem prevalent exclusively in central Kerala. Harvesting of paddy in pokkali is to be carried out under stagnated water level which may raise upto ...

The research paper depicts the design and development of a wheel sprayer for applying spraying solution on vegetable crops. India is an agriculture-based country. Majority of the population primarily depend on agriculture. ...

Application of farm yard manure into the field is a crucial step of any agricultural practice. A mechanical alternative for this process was developed by the FMPE department of KCAET, KAU called “Manure pulverizer cum ...

Organic manures such as farm yard manure, green manure etc., when incorporated into the soil not only add nutrients but enriches the soil by the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen. Manures (FYM, vermicompost, edible oil ...