Spading machines are agricultural machines designed for loosening and breaking up the soil. . The machine is made up of several spade shovels that are connected to a crankshaft. Spading machines are hitched to a tractor ...

Traditional methods of jackfruit chips making involves four major units operations namely peeling of fruits, cutting of fruits into slices, frying and packaging. Each of these unit operations are done manually especially ...

The combination implement for dry seeding and herbicide application developed at KVK Palakkad was studied successfully. Several drawbacks of this machine were observed from the laboratory and field test results. The ...

Solenostemon rotundifolius, commonly known as coleus/ Chinese potato/ hausa potato is an under exploited minor tuber crop grown extensively in several parts of India. In Kerala it is widely grown in districts of Palakkad, ...

A prototype of pineapple harvester as an attachment for brush cutter was developed. The cutting element of the brush cutter used was circular blade. The attachment consists of a square plate, a rectangular flat connecting ...

High labour wages, extreme labour scarcity experienced during peak seasons of field operations necessitated the introduction of labour saving and location specific farm implements and machinery for banana cultivation in ...

As the level of energy use is closely correlated with the development, availability of energy resources and its efficient use play a key role in the holistic prosperity of communities and Nations. It has been identified ...

A power operated coconut husking machine consists of a mechanized opening of blades with manual feeding of coconut one at a time. A half way cam is designed and is mounted on a cam shaft and is fixed to the frame. The ...