Vol 15, No 3 (2013)

CIGR Journal

Table of Contents

I-Land and Water Engineering

Modeling for predicting soil wetting radius under point source surface trickle irrigation
Rangavajhala Subbauah, Harshad Hemrajbhai Mashru
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1-10
Determination of agricultural soil compaction affected by tractor passing using 3D finite element
Meghdad Nasiri, Mahmoud Soltani, As'ad Modarres Motlagh
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11-16
Growth, yield and nutrient uptake of guava (Psidium Guavaja L.) affected by soil matric potential, fertigation and mulching under drip irrigation
Junaid Nazir Khan, Aanchal Kumar Jain, Rakesh Sharda, Navprem Singh, Parampal Singh Gill, Sumanjeet Kaur
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17-28

II-Farm Buildings and Construction

Emissions inventory of greenhouse gases and ammonia from livestock housing and manure management
Mohamed Samer
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29-54

III-Equipment Engineering for Plant Production

Influence of machine-crop parameters on the threshability of sorghum
Mohammad Hossein Saeidirad, Mostafa Esaghzaeh, Akbar Arabhosseini, Saeed Zarifneshat
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55-59
Prediction of tractive force model for disc harrowing using sensitivity analysis
Silas Ovua Nkakini, I. E. Douglas
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60-66
Fuel consumption of some tractor models for ploughing operations in the sandy-loam soil of Nigeria at various speeds and ploughing depths
Adewale Olaniyi Adewoyin, Emmanuel Atoo Ajav
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67-74
Comparison of visible-near infrared and mid-infrared spectroscopy for classification of Huanglongbing and citrus canker infected leaves
Sindhuja Sankaran, Reza Ehsani
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75-79
Development and evaluation of metal rolling machine for small-scale manufacturers
Segun Raphael Bello
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80-85
Effect of different tillage and residue management practices on growth and yield of corn cultivation in Thailand
Wlaiwan Sornpoon, Hemantha P. W. Jayasuriya
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86-94

IV-Energy in Agriculture

Performance characteristics of Jatropha ethyl ester as diesel engine fuel at different compression ratios
Rajneesh Kumar, Anoop Kumar Dixit, Shashi Kumar Singh, Gursahib Singh, Rohinish Khurana
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95-100
Comparative analysis of exhaust gases from MF285 and U650 tractors under field conditions
Gholami Rashid, Rabbani Hekmat, Lorestani Ali Nejat, Javadikia Payam, Jaliliantabar Farzad
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101-107
Energy input–output analysis and mechanization status for cultivation of rice and maize crops in Sikkim
S. N. Yadav, R. Chandra, T. K. Khura, N. S. Chauhan
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108-116
Vibration analysis of a small diesel engine using diesel-biodiesel fuel blends
Bahareh Heidary, S. R. Hassan-beygi, B. Ghobadian, A. Taghizadeh
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117-126
Power productivity enhancement using performance analysis of biomass gasifier at energy park, RGTU Bhopal (MP, India)
Prashant Baredar, Mukesh Pandey, Savita Dixit, Dr.Mukesh Pandey, Anil Kumar
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127-135
Production of cellulosic ethanol from wood sawdust
J. N. Nwakaire, Sunday L. Ezeoha, B. O. Ugwuishiwu
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136-140

V-Management, Ergonomics and Systems Engineering

Coefficients of repair and maintenance costs of self-propelled combine harvesters in Italy
Aldo Calcante, Luca Fontanini, Fabrizio Mazzetto
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141-147
Evaluation of yield monitoring system installed on indigenous grain combine harvester for rice crop
Manjeet Singh, Rajneesh Kumar, Ankit Sharma, P. K. Mishra, Karun Sharma
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148-153

VI-Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering

Drying studies of patchouli spent charge – in special reference to its use in incense sticks production
H. G. Ramya, V. Palanimuthu
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154-158
Foam-mat drying of shrimp: characterization and drying kinetics of foam
Mehran Azizpour, Mohebbat Mohebbi, Mohammad Hossein Haddad Khodaparast, Mehdi Varidi
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159-165
Effect of salt solution on the mycelial growth of orange fruit spoilage fungi in passive evaporative cooling structures
Sunmonu Musliu Olushola, Chukwu Ogbonnaya, Osunde Zinash Delebo, Alabadan Babatope Albert
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166-170
Citrus black spot detection using hyperspectral image analysis
Duke M. Bulanon, Thomas F. Burks, Dae G. Kim, Mark A. Ritenour
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171-180
Vibration analysis influence during crisis transport of the quality of fresh fruit on food security
Ayman Hafiz Amer Eissa, Nabil S. Albaloushi, Mostafa M. Azam
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181-190
Radiometric density measurement for silage compaction in bunker silos
Thomas Hoffmann, Sabine Geyer, Jürgen Bittner, Robert Kögler, Mirko Schima
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191-197
Design of waste stabilization ponds for dairy processing plants in Uganda
Emmanuel Menya, G. M. Wangi, F. Amanyire, B. Ebangu
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198-207
Development of chitosan-glucose and chitosan-citric complexes edible coating to improve tomatoes post-harvest quality
El-Beltagy A., Ayman H. Amer Eissa, El-Sayed S.
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208-216
Grader: A review of different methods of grading for fruits and vegetables
Dattatraya Hiraman Londhe, Sachin Madhukar Nalawade, Ganesh Shyamrao Pawar, Vinod Tukaram Atkari, Sachin Vilas Wandkar
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217-230
Investigating the effect of different loading densities on selected properties of dried coffee using a GHE dryer
Emmanuel Menya, A. J. Komakech
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231-237
Mechanical processing and temperature effect on lime shrinkage
Ali Fadavi, Ali Ashraf Mehrabi
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238-242

VII-Information Systems

Processing online crop disease warning information via sensor networks using ISA ontologies
Patrick Jackman, Alasdair J. G. Gray, Andrew Brass, Robert Stevens, Ming Shi, Derek Scuffell, Simon Hammersley, Bruce Grieve
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243-251