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Fruit Bagging: An Innovative Approach to Enhance Physico- Chemical Quality of Fruit Crops
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Measuring Instruments for Assessing Soil Compaction: Techniques, Advancements, and Applications
No full textOptimizing Axial Flow Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L.) Thresher for Efficient Performance: A Taguchi Orthogonal Array Approach
No full textThe traditional methods of threshing finger millet crop, such as beating with a stick or foot trampling, are highly drudgery prone, time-consuming, and labour-intensive operation. To overcome these limitations, an axial flow mechanical thresher developed by Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur for finger millet crops was evaluated for optimization of operational parameters. Operational parameters such as feed rate (FR), peripheral speed (PS), moisture content (MC), sieve size (SS), inclination angle (IA) and stroke length (SL) were optimized to maximize threshing efficiency (TE), output capacity (OC) and cleaning efficiency (CE) of the thresher. Taguchi’s orthogonal arrays were used to estimate the optimum conditions for threshing and cleaning unit. It is apparent from the study that the highest TE, OC, and CE were achieved at FR of 3 kg min-1, PS of 9.14 m s-1, MC of 11%, SS of 3 mm, IA of 4°, and SL of 20 mm. At optimized conditions, the highest TE, OC, and CE of 99.10%, 2.56 kg min-1, and 96.34% were observed, with a minimum broken percentage of 1.60%.
Revolutionizing Indian Agriculture through Innovations in Mechanization and Digitalization
No full textAs the global population continues to grow and the demand for food rises, the agricultural sector faces the challenge of increasing productivity while minimizing resource consumption. In India, a country with a significant agrarian economy, the need to enhance farming practices is of paramount importance. The innovative technologies such as farm mechanization, drones, and robotics has potential to revolutionize farming practices in India. Like other economic sectors, agriculture is increasingly affected by the digital revolution. The use of advanced technologies results in precise matching of agricultural inputs with needs and thus significantly increases profitability. By using technology as a sustainable and scalable resource, agriculture of the country can be taken to new heights, keeping farm to fork in our future. In July, 2021, Honourable Prime Minister addressed chiefs of top 100 technological institutes emphasized that inventions and innovations in agriculture are very important. Agriculture was listed among key sectors like Defence, Education, Health, climate change and cyber security. He also urged scientists to provide solutions to various issues in agriculture through modern biotechnology, artificial intelligence, block chain technology and drone technology to counter issues like hunger, poverty and malnutrition. Future agriculture will be led by knowledge, technology innovation and skill. In fact, mechanization and automation in agriculture has been one of the top 20 invention of 20thcentury in the world. Traditional farming practices often rely on manual labor and outdated methods, leading to inefficiencies, resource wastage, and yield variability. The integration of advanced technologies like mechanization, drones, and robotics holds the promise of addressing these challenges and propelling Indian agriculture towards greater productivity and sustainability
