7 results match your criteria: "College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology[Affiliation]"
Study on the effect of geometrical and operational parameters on performance dynamics of modified rotary blades using DEM.
Sci Rep
August 2024
Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the geometric features, specifically the sweepback angle of 'L'-shaped rotary blades, affect the performance of rotary tillers, which is largely unexplored in prior research.
- By utilizing the discrete element method (DEM) and experiments in a soil bin, the research analyzes the impact of geometrical and operational parameters, including sweepback angle, forward speed, rotational speed, and tilling depth on power requirements and mixing effectiveness.
- Results indicate that a sweepback angle of 18° significantly reduces power requirements (26.39% lower than 6° angle) while maintaining good mixing indices, suggesting that adjusting this angle can enhance efficiency in rotary tillers.
Design and assessment of tractor-driven chopping tilling and mixing machine for in-situ management of paddy straw.
Sci Rep
July 2024
School of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
In many Indian regions, paddy wheat is the main crop rotation and facing the problem of straw incorporation for seed bed preparation in short period. The handling of straw in combine harvested paddy fields is a significant issue in the paddy wheat rotation. In order to solve this issue, efforts were carried out to cut paddy straw into small pieces by the newly proposed counter-rotating blades, followed by the simultaneous incorporation of a rotary tiller into the soil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOptimization and quality evaluation of functional pasta made from germinated finger millet, buckwheat, and black gram.
Food Sci Technol Int
July 2024
Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology, Ranipool, Gangtok, India.
Article Synopsis
- Scientists worked to make better pasta using a mix of different grains.
- They used specific amounts of buckwheat, finger millet, and paheli dal flour to create a new type of flour.
- The best pasta was made by mixing at 60 speed and with 32% moisture, and it had a good balance of nutrients like protein and fiber!
Force and power requirement for development of cumin harvester: a dynamic approach.
Sci Rep
June 2024
Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
An experimental setup was developed for simulating the field conditions to determine the force and power required for cutting cumin crops in dynamic conditions. The effect of cutter bar speeds, forward speeds, and blade type on cutting force and power requirement for cutting cumin were also studied. Experiments were carried out at three levels: cutter bar speeds, forward speeds, and blade type.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElucidating the impact of boron fertilization on soil physico-chemical and biological entities under cauliflower-cowpea-okra cropping system in an Eastern Himalayan acidic Inceptisol.
Front Microbiol
November 2022
ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganism, Mau, India.
Information on the role of boron (B) on soil physico-chemical and biological entities is scarce, and the precise mechanism in soil is still obscure. Present field investigation aimed to assessing the implication of direct and residual effect of graded levels of applied-B on soil biological entities and its concomitant impact on crop productivity. The treatments comprised of five graded levels of B with four replications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of biostimulants in mitigating the effects of climate change on crop performance.
Front Plant Sci
October 2022
Department of Plant Pathology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India.
Climate change is a critical yield-limiting factor that has threatened the entire global crop production system in the present scenario. The use of biostimulants in agriculture has shown tremendous potential in combating climate change-induced stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature stress, etc. Biostimulants are organic compounds, microbes, or amalgamation of both that could regulate plant growth behavior through molecular alteration and physiological, biochemical, and anatomical modulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMoisture sorption studies on vacuum dried coconut presscake.
J Food Sci Technol
October 2012
College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology (CAU), Ranipool, 737135 Gangtok, Sikkim India.
Moisture sorption isotherms of vacuum dried coconut presscake were determined at 25 °C, 30 °C, and 38 °C using a gravimetric technique. Sorption isotherms exhibited Type II behaviour. The effect of temperature on equilibrium moisture content was not significant (p > 0.
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