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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SMALL SCALE HYDROPONIC GREEN FODDER PRODUCTION SYSTEM

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dc.contributor.author ADARSHA GOPALAKRISHNA BHAT
dc.contributor.author Jinu A, (Guide)
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-30T09:48:25Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-30T09:48:25Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri http://14.139.181.140:8080//jspui/handle/123456789/1244
dc.description.abstract A research on development and evaluation of small scale hydroponic green fodder production system was conducted in PFDC building of Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Tavanur. The objective of research work was to develop a small scale hydroponic green fodder production system, testing of developed system under different micro climatic condition and estimation of water use efficiency for different water application method. Three different water application methods mist (I 1 ), micro sprinkler (I 2 ), fogger (I 3 ) were selected. Artificial light source of LED red (L 1 ), LED blue (L 2 ), LED red + blue (L 3 ) and sunlight were taken for the study. Statistical analysis was conducted to understand the significance of different treatments used in the experiment. A working prototype with best treatments observed during the study was built and cost economics were studied. The highest yield was observed in treatment involving fogger irrigation and LED red + blue (2.11 kg/tray) with the highest water use efficiency (515.43 kg/m 3 ) compared to other treatments. The results are in accordance to the results found by Bian et al., (2018) and Kobayashi et al., (2013), who also found the highest yield under the combination of red + blue LED. Seed to fodder ratio obtained was 1: 6. Chemical analysis showed higher percentage of crude protein (13.56%) and crude fibre (12.59%) in this treatment. Higher growth of green fodder under artificial light source can be attributed to the continuous supply of energy compared to highly varying sunlight and also the uniform distribution of water by fogger irrigation which maintained favourable condition for fodder growth. Results clearly shows that growing green fodder with artificial light source (LED red + blue) and water supply with fogger can be commended to farmers for achieving better growth of green fodder for domestic animals. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher DEPARTMENT OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;T 526
dc.title DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SMALL SCALE HYDROPONIC GREEN FODDER PRODUCTION SYSTEM en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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