Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is an important vegetable and spice crop belongs to Solanaceae family which grown all over the world. Dried pods contain 36 gms of carbohydrates, 18 proteins, excellent source vitamin A C together provide roughly 160 calories energy per 100 (Narayanan et al., 1999). Area, production productivity in India was 7.43 Lakh ha, 19.14 Tonnes 2576 kg/ha, respectively (Anonym...

Simultaneous (or concurrent) Engineering, is a concept which should be normal nowadays. Then, without early and simultaneous involvement of all departments, specialists, special suppliers and potential external consultants, you are no longer able to develop these ever more complex agricultural machines. In that case „simultaneous“ means to be faster on the market, because all manufacturers can ...

There are various designs of tools and equipment used for harvesting the crops and threshing it separately. Sickles, hand tools and reapers for grain crops and diggers for tuber crops and rhizomes, operated with different power sources are used. Combine harvesters, both tractor mounted and self-propelled, are being very widely used for different grain crops. Functional requirements and principl...

A National Animal Traction Survey carried out in South Africa in 1994, indicated that a substantial number of commercial as well as small scale farmers are using or would like to use draught horses on their farms. A major draw back for such farmers is the unavailability of suitable animadrawn implements. As a result, although many farmers would like to use draught horses, few do because of the ...