Gowtham, Sushilendra, Sunil Shirwal, Vijayakumar Palled, Vijaykumar Kurnalliker, Ramesha Y. M., Murali M. & V. Raghavendra·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2026
Direct-seeded rice offers a resource-efficient alternative to conventional transplanting by reducing labour and water requirements. Drone-based seeding may further improve the timeliness and accessibility of sowing operations, but its effectiveness depends on a lightweight seed b...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84397
This paper reviews various techniques for assessing vertical spray patterns. Determination of spray characteristics is one of the most important tasks in the development of the sprayer. Uneven spray characteristics will result in loss of pesticide in the form of drift and wastage...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2025/v25i51213
Detection of plant canopy is one of the main tasks in achieving the variable rate spraying. Two types of sensors, namely ultrasonic and infrared sensors were studied for the parameters viz., error, range of detection and response time at different distances from the sensor. The e...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i22826
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as promising technologies for agricultural applications, including pesticide spraying in paddy fields. Droplet size is a critical factor influencing the effectiveness and efficiency of pesticide application. This study investigated the...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i112602
A large amount of cotton stalk is generated in India every year. Cotton stalks are burned in the fields as crop residues due to a labour shortage and high investment costs. Global warming will be caused by burning the agricultural residues in the field and also by the loss of nut...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113499
The study was conducted to evaluate the performance of power operated chaff cutter for three types of fodder crops, viz., jowar, maize, and sorghum, under load and no-load conditions during kharif (July to October, 2022) at Farm Machinery Testing Centre (FMTC), University of Agri...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i41895
The studies on the operational parameters of selected nozzles were conducted in the laboratory using a patternator with the operational parameters of four types of nozzles (hollow cone, 3-way discharge nozzle (3D), flood type, and solid cone nozzle), five operating pressures (400...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123710