KCAET LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTRE: Recent submissions

  • Development and evaluation of greenhouse automation system using microcontroller 
    Aardra, K; Sandeep Kumar Ray; Shili, K; Jinu, A (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2019)
    Today a major problem in Kerala is its heavy dependency on neighbouring states for food products. One of the main reasons for decline in agriculture in our state is the lack of availability of cheap labour in our state. ...
  • Development and testing of a domestic coconut climber 
    Jithu, P. Ajith; Prithviraj, V; Shivendra Patel; Jayan, P. R (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2019)
    Coconut climbing is difficult and drudgery involved operation. With the lack of labour available for climbing and harvesting the coconuts and the difficulties of using the available models of coconut climbers, a domestic ...
  • Irrigation scheduling studies on soilless culture media for Polyhouse cultivation of vegetable crops 
    Aparna, P. V; Krishna; Silpa, S. Jayan; Rema, K. P (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2019)
    Field study on the effect of alternate growing systems and irrigation schedules for soilless culture of salad cucumber and okra under drip irrigation was conducted inside the naturally ventilated polyhouse in the research ...
  • Crop water requirement and irrigation scheduling of selected crops using cropwat: A case study of Pattambi region 
    Aiswarya Johnson; Ashika, N. P; Parvathy Nayana, N; Asha Joseph (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2019)
    The study entitled “Crop water requirement and irrigation scheduling of selected crops using CROPWAT: A case study of Pattambi region” was taken up to compute the crop water requirement and irrigation schedule of major ...
  • Water Audit of the campus of Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology 
    Chris Irene; Deepthi, S. Nair; Praneet Garg; Shafeela Jasmin, T. P; Anu Varughese (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2019)
    The project of water audit carried out in the Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering, Tavanur aims to counter the depleting water resources and ill usage of water by identification of the problems, leak points, ...
  • Development of Neera powder using spray drying process 
    Anjali, A. V; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2019)
    The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is one of the most important crops grown in humid tropics, cultivated for its multiple utilities, belongs to Arecaceae family. Since most of the components of coconut palm is getting ...
  • Development of paddy weeding attachment to mini tiller 
    Athira, P; Gayathri Gopan; Nipin Balu; Shaji James, P (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)
    Rice is the staple food of Kerala and is the most important food crop grown. However, the area under paddy cultivation has come down from 8.82 lakh ha in 1974-75 to 1.96 lakh ha in 2015-16. Adoption of mechanized farming ...
  • Development and quality evalution of hot extruded RTE products from speciality rice 
    Akhil, K. G; Gopika, P; Sonal Baiju; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
    As the eating patterns are changing day by day, snack foods play very important role in the diet of the modern consumer. Consumer appeal for ready‐to‐eat (RTE) products is forecast to grow rapidly as consumers demand ...
  • Performance evaluation of tractor operated spading machine 
    Geethu, M; Meera, T; Suma Nair (Department of Farm Power and Machinery, 2018)
    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 ...
  • Development and performance evaluation of batch-type cocoa bean dryer 
    Drishya, C; Mufassil Usman; Vinduja, P. V; Rajesh, G. K (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
    Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a tropical crop, native to Amazon region of South America. The primary cocoa growing regions are Africa, Asia and Latin America. In India, cocoa is mainly cultivated in Kerala, Karnataka, ...
  • Development and evaluation of equiment for starch extraction from arrowroot(koova) 
    Faris, K; Rinitha, P; Safvanath, P; Suparna Devu, S; Sreeja, R; Anjineyulu Kothakotta (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
    Arrowroot is a rich source of starch which is a best alternative for corn starch and Maida which is gluten free and the only starch having calcium ash. It have medicinal properties too. The main problem in the value ...
  • Development and performance evaluation of multi-fruit slicer cum dicer 
    Ciya Paul; Sarath Kumar, S; Sreejith, C; Sudheer, K. P (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
    Importance of minimally processed fruits has already attained a very stable position in the market. Fresh-cut products are preferred over processed one because consumers are now aware of the commonly nutritional losses, ...
  • Development of jackfruit seed coat remover and flour preparation 
    Anila; Anjaly, M. G; Hasnath, K. T; George Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
  • Development of a user friendly tool for pulp/seed separation from toddy palm tree 
    Fathima, K. S; Keerthana, E; Misha, M. R; Shimi, W. U; Santhi Mary Mathew (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
    Nungu is one of the seasonal fruit produced in the Asian countries. The major problem related with the processing of Palm fruit is seed separation. Manual separation of seeds using traditional tool is time consuming, ...
  • Groundwater flow modelling using visual modflow and studies on the effect of saline water intrusion in Tavanur-Ponnani area 
    Anjali, E. J; Lekshmi, N. Kurup; Megha, A. S; Sasikala, D (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2018)
    Groundwater is an important source of water which is drastically declining due to the increased exploitation by human beings. Groundwater models are increasingly used in modelling of groundwater flow problems to develop ...
  • Study on nutrient use efficiency of okra in soil and soilless medium using fertigation 
    Ann Annie Shaju; Ayisha Shareena, N; Aksa, V. Reji; Anu Varughese (Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2018)
    A field experiment was conducted in a naturally ventilated polyhouse and open field in the research plot of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, KCAET, Tavanur during October 2017- January 2018 to study ...
  • Development and evaluation of a cassava peeler cum slicer 
    Anshid, K; Panchamy Balan; Syamkumar, K. S; Prince, M. V (Department of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Processing, 2018)
    A power operated well efficient cassava peeler cum slicer was developed at K.C.A.E.T Tavanur. The machine consists of frame assembly, peeling rotor, slicer disc, feeding chutes, feed pressing mechanisms, outlets, and ...
  • Development and Evaluation of a Tray Type Protected Cultivation System for Fodder Crops 
    Linsha, C. P; Riyola George; Sreeduth, S; Vishnu, B (2018, 2018)
    A study was conducted to develop a tray type protected cultivation system for fodder crops (wheatgrass) and to compare the fodder growth in the developed protected tray type cultivation system to that from tray type ...
  • Topographic survey and resource mapping using GNSS 
    Arun, P. S; Ignatious, A. Mendez; Smegha, N. C; Sathian, K. K (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2018)
    A topographic map is a detailed and accurate two-dimensional representation of natural and human-made features on the Earth's surface. For an agriculture engineer, it is an important prerequisite as their sphere of ...
  • Performance evaluation of different wick materials in wick irrigation 
    Anju, B; Athira, S; Sajeena, S (Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 2018)
    Irrigation plays an important role in various development project of our country. The existing method of surface irrigation method is less efficient and we are confronted with many problems regarding soil and water. ...