Vol. 15 No. 3 (2013): CIGR Journal

Published: 2013-09-29

I-Land and Water Engineering

Modeling for predicting soil wetting radius under point source surface trickle irrigation

Rangavajhala Subbauah, Harshad Hemrajbhai Mashru

1-10
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Determination of agricultural soil compaction affected by tractor passing using 3D finite element

Meghdad Nasiri, Mahmoud Soltani, As'ad Modarres Motlagh

11-16
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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

17-28
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II-Farm Buildings and Construction

Emissions inventory of greenhouse gases and ammonia from livestock housing and manure management

Mohamed Samer

29-54
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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

55-59
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Prediction of tractive force model for disc harrowing using sensitivity analysis

Silas Ovua Nkakini, I. E. Douglas

60-66
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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

67-74
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Comparison of visible-near infrared and mid-infrared spectroscopy for classification of Huanglongbing and citrus canker infected leaves

Sindhuja Sankaran, Reza Ehsani

75-79
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Development and evaluation of metal rolling machine for small-scale manufacturers

Segun Raphael Bello

80-85
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Effect of different tillage and residue management practices on growth and yield of corn cultivation in Thailand

Wlaiwan Sornpoon, Hemantha P. W. Jayasuriya

86-94
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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

95-100
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Comparative analysis of exhaust gases from MF285 and U650 tractors under field conditions

Gholami Rashid, Rabbani Hekmat, Lorestani Ali Nejat, Javadikia Payam, Jaliliantabar Farzad

101-107
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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

108-116
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Vibration analysis of a small diesel engine using diesel-biodiesel fuel blends

Bahareh Heidary, S. R. Hassan-beygi, B. Ghobadian, A. Taghizadeh

117-126
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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

127-135
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Production of cellulosic ethanol from wood sawdust

J. N. Nwakaire, Sunday L. Ezeoha, B. O. Ugwuishiwu

136-140
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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

141-147
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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

148-153
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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

154-158
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Foam-mat drying of shrimp: characterization and drying kinetics of foam

Mehran Azizpour, Mohebbat Mohebbi, Mohammad Hossein Haddad Khodaparast, Mehdi Varidi

159-165
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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

166-170
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Citrus black spot detection using hyperspectral image analysis

Duke M. Bulanon, Thomas F. Burks, Dae G. Kim, Mark A. Ritenour

171-180
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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

181-190
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Radiometric density measurement for silage compaction in bunker silos

Thomas Hoffmann, Sabine Geyer, Jürgen Bittner, Robert Kögler, Mirko Schima

191-197
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Design of waste stabilization ponds for dairy processing plants in Uganda

Emmanuel Menya, G. M. Wangi, F. Amanyire, B. Ebangu

198-207
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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.

208-216
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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

217-230
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Investigating the effect of different loading densities on selected properties of dried coffee using a GHE dryer

Emmanuel Menya, A. J. Komakech

231-237
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Mechanical processing and temperature effect on lime shrinkage

Ali Fadavi, Ali Ashraf Mehrabi

238-242
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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

243-251
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