Development of appropriate technologies for conversion of solar radiation to thermal energy is essential for fruit and vegetable preservation. A natural convective step type solar dryer with 10 trays was used. The drying parameters such as drying temperature, drying rate and drye...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630490
Physical and frictional properties of black gram seeds play an essential role in designing a seeder in order to decide cell size, shape, thickness of metering disc and material, inclination of seed hopper. The present study aimed to determine the physical and frictional propertie...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3631071
Aims: To design a mechanical transplanting mechanism for tissue culture banana plantlets, physical and mechanical properties such as mass, height of plantlet, pseudostem height from tray to first leaf, pseudostem diameter between root plug and first leaf, root plug dimension, moi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3030972
Aims: Puddling is a distinct operation to provide standing water condition for paddy cultivation. There are various puddling techniques conventionally adopted by the farmers. In order to scientifically establish the performance of various puddling techniques in terms of puddling...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630474