Background: The geometry of cultivator tynes is critical to tillage efficiency and structural reliability during secondary tillage. Conventional evaluation methods rely primarily on field experiments, which are time-consuming, costly, and often affected by variable soil condition...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84412
Numerical modelling of the interaction between soil-engaging tools and agricultural soils has become central to the design of tillage and seeding equipment, where draught reduction, controlled soil disturbance and residue management influence energy use and crop establishment. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84413
Aims: This study aimed to determine the engineering properties of NA-7 aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) fruits and tree architectural characteristics required for the design and development of a manually operated aonla harvester. Study Design: An experimental study involving f...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84386
This research on an agricultural drone sprayer for maize crops aimed to standardize various operational parameters—such as spraying height, discharge rate, and drone forward speed—based on metrics like effective swath width, droplet density, Volume Median Diameter (VMD), Number M...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13208
The effectiveness of maize harvesting is significantly impacted by the parameters of snapping rollers, which have a crucial function in separating maize ears from the stalks. The present study examines the influence of several snapping roller parameters, such as rotational speed,...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i5733