Farm Machinery and Equipment detail syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (AI8502), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other agri 5th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Agri 5th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for farm machinery and equipment is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To introduce the students to the working principles of farm equipments, tillage implements.
- To expose the students to farm mechanization benefits and constraints, identification of components of primary and secondary tillage implements
Unit I
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Unit II
Primary and Secondary Tillage Implements
Mould board plough- attachments – mould board shapes and types. Disc plough – force representation on disc – Types of disc ploughs – Subsoiler plough – Rotary plough. Cultivators -types – construction. Disc harrows – Bund former – ridger – leveller. Basin lister-Wetland preparation implements.
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
Course Outcome:
- The students will be able to understand the mechanization and various equipment used in the farm for different field operations.
Text Books:
- Jagdishwar Sahay. Elements of Agricultural Engineering. Standard Publishers Distributors, Delhi 6.,2010.
- Michael and Ohja. Principles of Agricultural Engineering. Jain brothers, New Delhi., 2005
References:
- 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.
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