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Language: English
Pages: 168
Author: TNAU
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CONTENTS
Lecture 01: Farm Power in INDIA – Human, Animal, Mechanical and Electrical EnergySources and their Use in Agriculture
Lecture 02: Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engines, Working Principles, Applications- Types, Power and Efficiency
Lecture 03: Different Systems of IC Engine- Cooling, Lubricating, Fuel Injection Systems
Lecture 04: Tractors- Types and Utilities
Lecture 05: Tillage- Objectives and Types Furrow terminology and Methods of Ploughing. Field Capacity and Field Efficiency
Lecture 06: Primary Tillage- Objectives, Mouldboard Plough, Disc Plough, Chisel Plough, Subsoiler, Components and Functions, Types, Advantages and Disadvantages
Lecture 07: Secondary Tillage Equipment– Harrows, Land Forming Equipment-Rotavators- Wetland Equipment – Puddlers and Manure Tramplers – cage wheels
Lecture 08: Sowing method- Seeds Drills, Seed Cum Fertilizer Drills- Components and Functions
Lecture 09: Paddy Transplanters, Types, Working Principle, Field and Nursery Requirements
Lecture 10: Implements for Intercultural Operations- Hoes, Long Handles Weeders, Cultivators and Rotary Tillage
Lecture 11: Sprayers and their Functions, Classification, Manually Operated Sprayers, PowerSprayers-Dusters, Types and Uses Sprayers
Lecture 12: Harvesting Tools and Equipment- sickles, Paddy Reapers and Combine- Harvesting Machinery for Groundnut, Tuber Crops-Sugarcane Harvesters
Lecture 13: Tools for Horticultural Crops- Propagation Tools, Planters and Harvesting Tools and Machinery
Lecture 14: Equipment for Land Development and soil conservation- Dozers, Levelers, Chisel plough, Sub Soil Plough, Blade Harrow, Bund Former Land Leveling
Lecture 15: Cost of Operation of Farm Machinery- Problem Solving
Lecture 16: Tractor and implement selection for different Agricultural Operations
