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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPURPOSE TOOL CARRIER FOR HOMESTEAD AGRICULTURE

Arya, K T; Shaji James, P (Department of Farm Power Machinery and Energy, 2019)

Homesteads lack appropriate machinery that suits their diverse requirements. Homestead agriculture warranted an affordable and versatile powered multipurpose tool carrier capable of improving the efficiency of human ...

Development and Performance Evaluation of a Tractor Powered Manure Pulverizer cum Applicator

Sai Mohan, S; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm machinery and Power engineering, 2020)

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 ...

Investigations on soil, crop and machine parameters towards the development of a root crop harvester

Basavaraj; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm machinery and Power engineering, 2020)

The tractor drawn root harvester was designed and developed by considering soil, crop and machine parameters and performance evaluation of the machine was carried out in the experimental area at KCAET, Tavanur and different ...

Development and testing of a power operated pre-germinated paddy seed broadcaster

Sreedhara, B; Manoj Mathew (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2019)

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is important leading food crop and it is widely cultivated in India. The farmers are facing problems due to lack of labour, time, inputs cost and also due to drudgery in work. Nevertheless, ...

Performance evaluation of coconut palm climbing aid by analytical hierarchy process and quality function deployment techniques

Amal Kumar, V. P; Aswin, N; Sreerag, K. P (2019)

Agricultural machinery demand is increasing day by day due to lack of skilled human power availability and increasing cost of cultivation. The growth of agro-machinery industry depends on the farmer’s desire to produce ...

Performance and ergonomic evaluation of direct paddy seeder and mechanical rice transplanter in wet lands

Sachin Ravsu Rathod (Department of Farm Power, Machinery and Energy, 2013)

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of the ‘Aiswarya’ 8 row direct seeder and ‘Mahindra PF455S’ 4 row walk behind mechanical transplanter with ‘Jyothi’ rice variety in wet lands from the ergonomic point ...

Studies on the effect of active tillage tools on soil properties

Amrutha, K; Shivaji, K. P (Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, 2019)

Three active tillage implements; rotavator, power harrow and spading machine were tested in three fields at various engine speeds in order to study the tilth produced by these implements. It was observed that the suitability ...

Development of a battery operated electrostatic sprayer

Dipak, S. Khatawkar; Shaji James, P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2019)

An experimental prototype of backpack type rechargeable battery powered air assisted electrostatic sprayer was developed, maintaining the commercial competence and affordability of the marginal and small farmer community ...

Development and evaluation of a dry seeding attachment to a riding type rice transplanter

Aiswarya Santhosh; Amit Kumar; Amrutha, K; Sreehari, M; Shaji James, P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2019)

Rice is the crop that can be regarded as the foundation of the Indian food security, vital in meeting the goal of ensuring food for all. There are three principal methods of rice cultivation; dry seeding, wet seeding and ...

Design and Development of Artificial Pollinizer for Pollinating Tropical Vegetables under Protected Cultivation

Ramya, R; Suresh Kumar, P. K (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)

Artificial pollination is a process that is highly require in vegetable crops grown under protected cultivation since, protected environment offers barriers to natural agents for pollination such as insects, wind or ...

Investigations on design parameters for the development of a pineapple harvester

Athira Prasad; Shivaji, K. P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical fruit with significant economical importance. The mechanisation in the field of pineapple harvesting has become inevitable. Basic information on its cultivation practices ...

Computer aided analysis of Sit and Stand type coconut climbers for mechanical stability

Pooja, V; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)

Coconuts are harvested by climbing the palm and cutting the nuts down by hand. Manually climbing up and down the palm is hazardous and tedious. Now a days a few models of mechanical coconut palm climbers are available ...

Design analysis of KAU pokkali paddy harvester towards the development of its scale down prototype

Venkata Reddy, H. K; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)

The term ‘Pokkali’ used in the common parlor refers to a salt tolerant traditional rice cultivar grown in the coastal saline soils of Kerala, India. The Pokkali field is a unique eco-system prevailing in the coastal tract ...

Development of attachments for four-wheel riding type rice transplanter

Athul Chandran, K; Shaji James (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2017)

Rice is the most important cereal food crop of the world providing major source of the food energy for more than half of the human population. Manual transplanting of paddy is being replaced by machine transplanting due ...

Investigation on clamping and climbing mechanisms for the design of semi autonomous areca palm climber

Supritha; Shivaji, K. P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2017)

Palms are un-branched evergreen trees cultivated mainly for its nuts and one has to climb up the tree for harvesting and other operations like spraying. Considering the difficulty and drudgery involved in this operation ...

Modification and testing of tractor operated KAU banana sucker uprooting machine

Naveen, B. V; Shivaji, K. P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2017)

Banana (Musa paradisiaca ) is a large perennials rhizome crops widely cultivated in India. These crops provide excellent opportunities in raising the income of farmers. Sucker is the planting material used for the ...

Investigations on energy input-output in below sea level rice production systems in Kuttanad region of Kerala

Nidhin, J. K; Joby Bastian (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2017)

A study was conducted to determine the energy inputs, energy outputs and energy indices in the Kuttanad region on Punja session of 2016-17. Seven hundred and thirty one farmers were selected for the different agro-ecological ...

Assessment of ergonomic parameters of rice transplanters for women operators

Gorla Gayathri; Bini Sam (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2017)

Paddy transplanting is a highly labour intensive operation. To ease the transplanting work, research organizations have developed various types of rice transplanters. These equipments are primarily developed keeping men ...

Design and development of a lime applicator attachment to tractor operated rotavator

Salsan, K; Preman, P. S (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2017)

Lime application is used to reduce the acidity of the soil and to enhance plant root for easy absorption of nutrients for better yield. Usually lime is being applied manually for all crops. In addition to the non-uniformity ...

Development of Low Cost Electrostatic Spray-Charging System for Liquid Formulations

Dipak, S. Khatawkar; Dhalin, D (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2016)

The introduction of electrically charged sprays in agricultural application has become inevitable for better control on droplet transference with reduced drift and increase in application efficiency with less spray ...

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