Prakash K V

Influence of Physical Crop Parameters of the Sorghum Crop (Sorghum bicolor L.) on the Design of the Sorghum Harvester

Raghavendra Veerammanavara, Prakash K V, Rajashekar M, Murali M, H Manjunath & Siddesh Marihonnappanavara · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), popularly known as “Jowar”, is a cereal grain found in tropical and subtropical climates. The physical properties of the sorghum crop help in various machine and operational parameters like design of cutting unit, conveying unit, design of cutting bl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113347

Engineering Properties of Foxtail Millet Seeds for Development of Planter for Millet Crop

Santosh, Prakash K V, Devanand M, Vijayakumar P & Anand N · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

Millets are sown by broadcasting and drilling by traditional implements. By using these tools, seeds were not distributed uniformly, which led to an excess of plants and irregular spacing. Furthermore, if seed is sown in a line rather than a spread pattern, harvesting and threshi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i102450