The book serves as a comprehensive resource for all necessary information regarding the tools and equipment utilized in land development, seed bed preparation, seeding, planting and transplanting, weeding and interculture, plant protection, harvesting and threshing, straw management, horticulture, and forage crops. Each items description, uses, and power source requirements are all included. Furthermore, the book concludes with a list of manufacturers who have contributed illustrations and photographs to aid readers in easily locating these items. The information provided within the book is extensive and thorough.
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  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Land levelling equipment
  • 3. Tillage equipment
  • 4. Seeding, planting and transplanting equipment
  • 5. Weeding and fertilizer application equipment
  • 6. Plant protection equipment
  • 7. Harvesting and threshing equipment
  • 8. Forage harvesting equipment
  • 9. Farm tools and equipment for horticulture, plantation and hill agriculture
  • 10. Farm tools and equipment for dryland agriculture
  • 11. Straw management equipment.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9789385516221
Publisert
2015-10-15
Utgiver
New India Publishing Agency
Vekt
1320 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
706

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Dr. Surendra Singh:Fellow, Elected 2010. Born in Ballia, UP, India on 1 January 1951. Educated at Govt. Primary School Kasaunder, Ballia, 1956-61; Govt. Middle School Bhimpura, Ballia, 1961-64; Govt. Higher Secondary School, Gorakhpur, 1964-68; Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, 1968-71; G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 1971-76; Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1977-78; The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1978-81. B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) 1976; M. Engg. 1978; Ph.D. 1981. Scientist Pool (CSIR), 1982-83; Assistant Engineer, 1983-86; Agricultural Engineer, 1986-94, and Professor, PAU, Ludhiana 1995-2007; Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm Implements and Machinery, CIAE Bhopal, 2007-12. Awards/Honours: ISAE Commendation Medal, 1995-96 & 2001; INAE Innovative Student Project Award, 2006; Institution of Engineers (India) honoured in recognition of Eminence and contribution to the Profession of Agricultural Engineering, 2009; ISAE Dr. K.N. Nag Gold Medal, 2011; ISAE Gold Medal, 2016 Consulting Editor, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Agril. Engg. (1996-2006); Chief Editor, Agricultural Engineering Today, Quarterly Journal of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers; Technical Advisor, Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association, AMMA-India.