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- Influence of Different Age Seedlings Mat Type Characteristics at Different Speed of Self-Propelled 8-Row Rice Transplanter in District of Samastipur, Bihar, India
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1 Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (W.B.), IN
2 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar), IN
1 Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (W.B.), IN
2 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar), IN
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International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Vol 10, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 268-274Abstract
In south-east Asian countries, paddy is the most important cereal crop and staple food. In India, it is grown on an area of more than 41 million ha with a production of about 111 million tones of paddy. In India establishment of rice basically depends on the availability of moisture, climatic condition, age of the variety, availability of inputs and human labour. Labour shortage and labour costing is one of the major concerns to failure of scheduled transplanting of rice. To overcome, there is a need of mechanization in the field of rice cultivation by using rice transplanter as major tool in this process. The impact of different age seedlings related to paddy cultivation and its influence was studied in the farm of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University for sustainable farming in Samastipur district. Three different age seedlings were sampled and cultivated along with all necessary cultivation requirements. The survivability and quality efficiency was measured and comparative studies were done. A strong positive correlation between seedlings age and production efficiency was observed. This practice appears useful as the results indicate high production efficiency with 26 days age seedlings transplanted with the help of self propelled 8-row rice transplanter. It can be accomplished by timely updating and application of improved technology, for instance, to uphold the quality and nutritional values of rice. Transplanting mat type seedling is becoming more popular due to its superior performance and reduced labour requirement (50 man-h/ha).Keywords
Self-Propelled Rice Transplanter, Different Age Seedlings, Rice Cultivation, Paddy Transplantation.
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- Mechanization Planning to Bridge the Mechanization Gap for Different Farm Operations to Meet Fodder and Crop Production in Region, Pusa, Bihar, India
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1 Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (W.B.), IN
2 College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa (Bihar), IN
1 Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (W.B.), IN
2 College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa (Bihar), IN
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International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Vol 10, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 488-495Abstract
The present study deals with purpose mechanization planning to bridge the mechanization gap for different farm operations for sustainable farming in Pusa region. The results obtained from survey conducted to list out the machineries available as well as gap to the farm, the mechanization planning was suggested on the available field conditions to bridge this gap. Grassland-based cattle farms are highly dynamic systems that are difficult to manage, mostly because of their sensitivity to uncontrollable environmental factors such as weather. The results obtained from the survey conducted in the cattle farm of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University situated in Samastipur was noticed 70 hp (~0.87 hp/ha) utilization of farm power in terms of available machinery for farm operations which was calculated lower than reported a value of power utilization as 1.5 hp/ha for successful farm operation through mechanization. Mechanization of agriculture to meet the growing demand of population, productivity of land has to be enhanced. This can be done by timely application of improved technology. For good retaining the quality as well as nutritional aspects of green fodder, it is essential to harvest fodder with taking minimum operational time. Nutritious green fodder is required to enhance the quality of milk in terms of vitamin A, D, E, and K. To enhance the productivity, to reduce seed losses and to facilitate interculturing activities, it is necessary to perform sowing operation properly. Maximum production of fodder is required to meet the fodder requirement production as well as to enhance the quality of milk. Mechanization is also essential to understand the importance of maintaining the health and to aware the different initiatives being undertaken by cattle farm farmers to protect and enhance the environment.Keywords
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