Farm Equipment and Machinery detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of farm equipment and machinery is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FARM MECHANIZATION Farm mechanisation – objectives. Tillage – objectives – methods – primary tillage implements -secondary tillage implements – animal drawn ploughs – construction. Types of farm implements -trailed, mounted . Field capacity – forces acting on tillage tool.
Unit II
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Unit III
SOWING AND FERTILIZING EQUIPMENT Crop planting – methods – row crop planting systems – Devices for metering seeds – furrow openers – furrow closers- types – Types of seed drills and planters – calibration-fertilizer metering devices – seed cum fertilizer drills – paddy transplanters – nursery tray machines.
Unit IV
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Unit V
HARVESTING MACHINERY Principles of cutting crop, types of harvesting machinery, vertical conveyor reaper and binder combine harvesters, balers, threshers, tractor on top combine harvester, combine losses
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Kepner, R.A., et al. Principles of farm machinery. CBS Publishers and Distributers, Delhi. 99, 1997.
- Harris Pearson Smith et al. Farm machinery and equipment. Tata McGraw-Hill pub., New Delhi.,1996.
- Srivastava, A.C. Elements of Farm Machinery. Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi, 1990.
Course Outcomes:
- To understand the basics of mechanizing a farm.
- To understand the components of various tillage equipment.
- To study about different sowing and fertilizing attachments and stand-alone units.
- To study about weeder attachments and sprayers.
- To study about combine harvester-thresher for various crops.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Agriculture Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Agri 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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