A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, Tamil Nadu to study the effect of basal and foliar nutrition sprays on the seed yield and quality of sunn hemp. The experimental results showed substantial differences across all g...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i63516
Aim: The present investigation is an attempt to study the effect of different harvesting and threshing methods on storability of sunnhemp seed. Study Design: Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD). Place and Duration of Study: Agricultural Engineering College and Research...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i203829
A carbon-rich solid made by pyrolyzing biomass, biochar has become a versatile amendment that can improve the physicochemical characteristics of soil and support long-term climate mitigation plans. Owing to its high porosity, aromatic carbon structure, and physicochemical stabili...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i24071
The current research aimed to investigate the impact of different maturity stages on the moisture content and storability of the combine-harvested rice variety CO (R) 50. Seeds were harvested at various stages of maturity - physiological maturity, two days after, four days after,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i115852
An attempt was made at Department of Basic Engineering and Applied Sciences, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Kumulur, Trichy during late kharif season (2024-2025), to evaluate harvesting the seed crop using a combine ha...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i103826
Seed germination is an important stage in the plant's life cycle, and light is a key factor in regulating this stage. The regulation of seed germination by light is an intricate process that is governed by a range of photoreceptors and signaling pathways. Photoreceptors, which in...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i62542
The moisture content during harvesting significantly influences post-harvest losses, encompassing factors that collectively diminish both the quantity and quality of agricultural produce. These factors involve pre-harvest sprouting, mechanical damages and susceptibility to diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i32331
Neem (Azadirachta indica) fruits are an important source for oil extraction and biopesticide production; however, post-harvest cleaning is predominantly carried out manually due to the lack of crop-specific winnowing machines. The physical and aerodynamic characteristics of neem...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i24066
Harvesting of neem fruits can be done either by ground picking, shaking off the tree, or directly stripping from the branches. Since the manual collection of neem fruits is a labor-intensive process, consuming around 30 per cent of harvesting time, a simple mechanical system for...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i22307
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