Introduction to the concept of mechanization – definition and its impact in the agricultural development of the country and the role of agriculture in the economic progress of the country. Precision farming-its significance-history of farm mechanization in India. Different Sources of Power in agriculture -tractors, power tillers-bulldozers etc. -History of Development of farm tractors in India.
Major problems in adopting and adapting farm mechanisation inputs suitable to their specific needs- possible solutions to overcome them. Tillage-definition -objectives-types- their functions and applications.
Types of implements based on usage-primary and secondary-trailed and mounted- functions- applications-animal drawn ploughs. Planting machinery-Intercultural operations-weeders-types and their functions.
Different kinds of crop harvesting machinery-features-functions and applications. Basics of knapsack sprayers, foot pedal operated sprayers, power sprayers, boom sprayers and dusters.
Ergonomic aspects of farm implements-automation of agricultural machinery-latest developments in automation- application of electronics in agriculture
Reference Book:
R1 R.N. Kaul, and C.O. Egbo, Introduction to Agricultural Mechanisation, Macmillan, London, 1985 R2 S. Nath, Manual of Practicals in Farm Mechanisation, Unitech Printery, 1988. R3 Kumar, R., & Yadav, S. K. (2023). Farm mechanization and automation: Principles, applications, and advances. Wiley. R4 Singh, G., & Agarwal, P. (2023). Principles of farm mechanization: Concepts, tools, and systems. CRC Press. R5 Hossain, M. A., & Kundu, S. (2023). Advances in farm mechanization for sustainable agriculture. Springer.
Text Book:
T1 J.M. Shippen, C.R.Ellin and C.H. Clover, Basic farm machinery, Pergamon Press Ltd, 1987. T2 C.J. Studman, Agricultural and horticultural engineering, Butterworths PVT Ltd, 1990.
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