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P. K. Padmanathan

Publications (4)

Design and Development of a Two-row Power Operated Maize Dibbler

P. K. Padmanathan, Govind Meena, S. Nithya, R. Shonali, S. Ajith & B. Kailashkumar · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

Seed sowing is an essential and time-bound process agriculture. The basic objective of the sowing operation is to put the seed in rows at the desired depth and maintain seed to seed spacing, covering the seeds with soil and providing proper compaction over the seed. Early or post...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030874

An Integrated Effect of Weed Management in Blackgram

Boya Mamatha Kumari, M. Mohamed Yassin, S. Anitta Fanish, K. Vanitha & P. K. Padmanathan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2023

A field experiment was conducted at Wetlands farm, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during summer season (March-June) of 2023, to study the effect of different weed management practices on weed flora, weed growth and yield of summer irrigated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183431

Development of Wireless Technique to Regulate Seed Dropping in a Seeder for Intercropping

Korla Harshavardhan, S. S. Sivakumar, J. John Gunasekar, K. Balaji, P. K. Padmanathan & V. Alex Albert · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Although intercropping gives additional yield per unit area than sole cropping, yield may also decrease as the crops differ in their competitive abilities. To avoid competition and to accompany complimentary action between the base crop and inter crop in intercropping practise, p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i3831590

Design of Seeder in Relation to the Physical and Frictional Properties of Black Gram Varieties

Korla Harshavardhan, S. S. Sivakumar, J. John Gunasekar, V. Alex Albert & P. K. Padmanathan · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3631071