it is very important to test and evaluate the performance and ability of new-design machinery in comparison with available ones. based on this, a tractor front-mounted rice reaper was compared and evaluated with tiller- mounted and self-propelled reapers. field experiments were conducted to determine forward speed, field capacity, harvesting losses, labor and costs. experiments were conducted b...

Abstract Variability of yield could be measured during harvesting, data used to evaluate management the field and provide useful information for planning fertilizer applications next coming season. Measurement cutting width is a one parameter get instantaneous yield. In order obtain an accurate when harvesting rice, proper measurement method needed process. This research aim develop real time s...

This paper identified the factors influencing the rice crop residue burning decision of the farmers and the potential of the burnt residue to generate electricity. For this study, data were collected from 400 farmers in the rice-wheat cropping system. Effects of different variables on the burning decision of rice residue are investigated through logit model. A number of factors had significant ...

According to recent reports, millions of people across the globe are suffering from arsenic (As) toxicity. Arsenic is present in different oxidative states in the environment and enters in the food chain through soil and water. In the agricultural field, irrigation with arsenic contaminated water, that is, having a higher level of arsenic contamination on the top soil, which may affects the qua...

rice is the world's most important food crop. to decrease the damage of  rice pests, development of insect pest management strategies in rice is necessary. biennial results for determination of a suitable method to control striped stem borer in rice showed that integration of two methods of control (biological and mechanical) is a feasible effort to reduce stem borer infestation. to assure...

Light is the driving force of plant growth, providing the energy required for photosynthesis. However, photosynthesis is also vulnerable to light-induced damage caused by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Plants have therefore evolved various protective mechanisms such as non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) to dissipate excessively absorbed solar energy as heat; however, photoinhib...

barnyardgrass has always been considered as the most important weed of rice all over the world. meanwhile, establishment of new species of this genus which is more adaptable to paddy ecosystem will increase the importance of this genus as a new threat to rice. in order to evaluate the competition of two species of barnyardgrass with rice, an experiment was conducted at rice research institute o...

in order to help in the engineering design of rice harvesting machines, there is a need to have exact information concerning the physical and mechanical properties of rice stems. the cutting force for rice stems, therefore, was measured by designing and fabricating a static and dynamic shear test apparatus. the effects of moisture levels and the cross-sectional area of stem as well as the varie...

About 480 million tons of rice (milled base) are produced annually in the world. It is one cereals with a low trade rate for its production. In Asia, more than 90% world's production produced. The top 10 countries all Asian countries. main operation cultivation consists planting, management while growing (weed & pest control, water management), harvesting, and post-harvest processing. addit...