Lecture Notes

Dear Students the Lecture Notes has been uploaded for the following topics:
Introduction to the concept of mechanization ,
definition and its impact in the agricultural development of the country,
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,
Tillage-definition -objectives-types,
Tillage - functions and applications. ,
Different kinds of crop harvesting machinery,
Features-functions and applications,
Basics of knapsack sprayers,
foot pedal operated sprayers,
Power sprayers,
Boom sprayers ,
Dusters,
tractors, power tillers-bulldozers etc. ,
History of Development of farm tractors in India. ,
Types of implements based on usage-primary and secondary