Farm Power and Machinery Management detailed Syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (AL), K scheme PDF has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Rationale
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Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning
- Identify the Elements of Farm Mechanization
- Identify the Functionality of Tillage Implements
- Identify the working of Sowing equipments
- Suggest Plant Protection Equipment in Agricultural Practices
- Explore Essential Harvesting and Threshing Equipment
Unit I
Introduction to Farm Mechanization 1.1 Farm Mechanization: Introduction, Define, The Role of mechanization and its relationship to productivity 1.2 Scope and Importance of Farm Mechanization: its developmental scope 1.3 Advantages ,limitations of farm mechanization 1.4 Current status of farm mechanization in India. 1.5 IKS* -Different sources of farm power: Human power, Animal power, Mechanical power and Renewable energy
Demonstratio Presentations Lecture Usin Chalk-Board
Unit II
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Unit III
Sowing Equipment 3.1 Sowing- Introduction, Methods of sowing 3.2 Seed Drill- Introduction, its function, its components, metering mechanism Calibration of seed drill, various types of seed drills. 3.3 Furrow opener- Introduction, types of Furrow opener 3.4 Planter- Introduction, its function, metering mechanism, different types of planter-a] Potato planter (automatic,semi-automatic) b] Sugarcane planter 3.5 Trans-planter : Introduction, features of transplanters 3.6 IKS*- Sowing methods and practices
Model Demonstratio Lecture Usin Chalk-Board Video Demonstratio Presentations
Unit IV
Plant protection Equipments 4.1 Plant protection equipments- Introduction, their care and maintainence. 4.2 Sprayer- Introduction, Its applications, Components of sprayers, types of spray-High volume, Low volume, Ultra low volume, types of sprayer (power sprayer, hydraulic sprayer, commercial sprayer) and their components 4.3 Nozzle-Definition, components, its types 4.4 Pumps used for spraying- piston pump, Rotary pump, Centrifugal pump etc. 4.5 Duster: Introduction, Types and Its application
Model Demonstratio Lecture Usin Chalk-Board Video Demonstratio Collaborative learning
Unit V
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List of Experiments:
- Identify various sources of farm power, including human, animal, and mechanical sources OR Assess the advantages and limitations of farm mechanization in different agricultural practices 2 C
- *Observe different components of MB plough. 2 C
- Identify the primary and secondary tillage operations. 2 C
- *Identify components of Disk plough and working of disk plough 2 C
- Compare between Sub-soiler and chisel plough. 2 C
- Choose appropriate method of sowing for different crops. 2 C
- *Familiarize with various components of seed drill. 2 C
- *Choose appropriate seed metering mechanism for seed drill. 2 C
- Choose appropriate furrow opener as given soil condition OR Identify components of planter and give its working procedure. 2 C
- *Calibrate seed drill for given soil condition. 2 C
- *Identify various components of knapsack sprayer. 2 C
- *Find components of Duster OR Suggest Sprayer and Duster for crop cultivation. 2 C
- Draw and explain various components of Power thresher. 2 C
- Suggest components of Combine harvester and working of it. 2 C
- *Arrange field visit to the nearby KVK (Krishi Vighyan Kendra), to get insight in farm machinery advancements. 2 C
Self Learning
Assignment
- Collect the information of two advanced harvesting equipment in your area such as constructional details an working procedure. Make a report.
- Collect the information of minimum three sprayers and dusters available in the market.
- Prepare pictorial charts of atleast three primary and secondary tillage equipments of each.
- Collect the information of minimum five agricultural machinery in your area.
- Prepare detailed information regarding component of power thresher in your locality.
- Find out the need of seed drill calibration (Make a report).
- Enlist two different types of seed drills and its components (Student should go to library and do the assignm
- Prepare a chart showing different agricultural operations and its implements.
Micro Project
- Collect the information of minimum five types of harvesting equipment with photographs
- Prepare chart showing different seed metering mechanisms used in seed drill and planter
- Prepare a chart showing agricultural operations from seed bed preparation to harvest and its implements and a presentation submit it online (email, google classroom).
- Visit nearby farm machinery manufacturing unit and collect a information (Company, model, specification, and repair maintenance information) and catalog for primary and secondary tillage equipment
- Conduct a market survey about the different kinds of dusters and sprayers available in local market (Submit online).
- Prepare a chart of different types of threshing methods and adjustments required in thresher.
- Collect photographs of components of Mould Board Plough, Disk Plough, Rotavator, Cultivator and compa thier fucntion and make a detailed report (Make a group of five students).
Laboratory Equipment
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Learning Materials
- A. M. Michel and T. P. Ojha Principle of agricultural Engineering (Vol.-1) Science technology- Jain Brothers ISBN: 9788183602129
- Dr. Jagdishwar Sahay Elements of Agricultural Engineering Standard Publishers and distributors Pvt Ltd. IS 978-81801420480
- Kepner, Bainer and Barger Principles of farm machinery CSS Publisher and distributor, Delhi (1978) Indi edition ISBN: 9788123909776
- S.C. Jain and C. R. Rai Farm tractor Maintenance and repair Standard Publishers distributor, New Delhi ISBN 9788180142055
- C. P. Nakra Farm Machines and Equipments Dhanpat Rai & Sons, 1962, Nai Sarak Delhi. IS 9788187433231
Learning Websites
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=497 Transplanting machines for paddy: wor principles and constructional details
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=473 Farm Mechanization: Introduction, objectives and level of mechanization in India
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytNcNdXMuo8&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=13 Types of seed metering devices and thei operation
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW0JU209zjE&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=14 Types of seed metering devices and thei operation
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO3EVgEZ-Os&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=16 Equipment for seeding and planting suc seed cum fertilizer drill, multicrop raise bed planter
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF8ZtkTI7Eg&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=38 Introduction of various plant protection equipment, care and maintenance
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ry4B5LxUzw&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=18 Introduction, detailed explanation of Equipment for Paddy Transplanting
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTsQzueV8I&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=49 Introduction, detailed explanation of functional process of combine harvester
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ry2XKwCEFY&list=PLbRMhDVUMn gfpJp_tkeFAy_qF20vlwn3k&index=51 Explanation of threshing operation and Equipments
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=493 Sowing methods and practices, function and constructional features of a seeding planting machine
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=500 Spraying and dusting equipment: atomis devices & pumps for sprayers, constructional details
- http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=477 Introduction, Terms related to Field performance of Machines
For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of Agriculture Engineering, K scheme do visit Agriculture Engineering 4th Sem Syllabus for K scheme.
For all Agriculture Engineering results, visit MSBTE Agriculture Engineering all semester results direct links.