Groundnut is the major oilseed crop in India, and it plays a major role in bridging the Vegetable oil deficit in the country. Groundnuts in India are available throughout the year due to a two-crop cycle, harvested in March and October. This paper aims to perform an evaluation of...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i123911
A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive years during the jute season (April to July) of 2022 and 2023 at the research farm of ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres Nilganj, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India with 10 treatment combinations namely, T...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4800
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), is a significant oilseed crop. It is grown in Chhattisgarh during rabi and kharif seasons, with traditional manual harvesting being labor-intensive and costly. To enhance efficiency, a study evaluated a tractor-operated groundnut digger in Chhatti...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4548
India's agricultural sector faces a challenge of widespread crop residue burning. An estimated 90-140 million tonnes of crop residues are burned annually by farmers across the country. The shredder cum pulverizer focuses on the shredding and pulverizing of coconut husks and frond...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i92419
Lathyrus crop [Lathyrus sativus (L.)] or grass pea is the third most important cool-season pulse crop of India, occupying an area of 0.58 million ha with an annual production of 0.43 million tonnes. The productivity is fluctuates between 369 to 605kg/ha. Traditionally, farmers h...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82302
Maize is one of the vital crops after rice and wheat in India and is a widely produced cereal. Maize contributes only 2.4 percent of total world production. Maize occupied 22.98 lakh hectares, with a production of 36.61 MT in India. The average yield per hectare during 2020- 21 w...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i244309
In India, manual cutting of onion stem and root is still a practice. This is very labour intensive, drudgery prone and time consuming operation. For this reason, an onion stem and root cutter cum sorting machine that can be easily adapted in farmer’s field was developed. In this...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i214074
This project only removes the pods from their roots so the farmers can work easy and can save time and money as well. It is very efficient and can be available to all at minimum cost. This work focused on the design and fabrication of a groundnut pod striper machine electrically...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183425
India contributes 65% in chickpea production over top 10 chickpea growing countries. Chickpea is a rabi crop generally grown after rice. An interculture operation is formed four to six weeks after sowing of chickpea in which chickpea leaves were nipped to boost its growth that is...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121620
An investigation was conducted with the aim of examining the physical and engineering properties of okra seeds. The physical and frictional characteristics of okra seeds play a crucial role in the design of a seeder, influencing decisions regarding cell size, shape, metering disc...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i52010
Garlic, a globally cherished spice from the Allium Sativum L. family, holds immense importance in Indian agriculture as the second-largest producer worldwide. With India contributing 10.4% to the global garlic production, totaling 3.27 million metric tons in 2022, the physical pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i41888
In the contemporary scenario, agriculture holds a pivotal position in India, surpassing other sectors in significance. The cultivation of sugarcane alone encompasses approximately 4.6 million hectares of land, positioning India as the second-largest contributor to global sugarcan...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i474318
The curve blade, operational parameters and vermicompost physical properties are the key parameters come to pronouncement for breaking, churning and mixing clods condition. C, L and J curve blades was tested in the churning machine under drum condition for large, medium and small...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i164129
Size, shape, volume, surface area, density, porosity are some physical characteristics, which are important in many problems associated with the design of a specific machine. The physical properties of wild variety of Buchanania lanzan seeds have been evaluated as a function of s...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/46137
The performance of seed metering mechanisms in planters is strongly influenced by the physical and engineering properties of seeds, which affect seed flow, singulation and placement uniformity. This study evaluated nine crop seeds—paddy, maize, groundnut, wheat, soybean, chickpea...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i74314
Onions are cultivated in various regions of India across two to three growing seasons. Ensuring a timely harvest of the onion crop is essential for securing optimal market prices. Delayed harvesting can lead to increased losses due to factors like rain, especially during peak har...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193548