Rice a semi-aquatic grass species that comprises about twenty two species of the class Oryza, out of which twenty are wild. Thus, two classes or species of rice are essentially consumed by humans: Oryza sativa (Asian rice) and Oryza glaberrima (African rice) are the main food for about three quarter of the world population and […]
Weed management is one of the tedious operations in crop production. Due to labor costs, time and fully manual weeding is unfavorable. Hence effort is made to design an efficient farm equipment to perform weeding without electric power. The conception and key characteristics of simulation based design and the advantage of using it to design […]
Water is a critical resource for agriculture and among the crops grown in India, rice is a major food grain crop that is widely cultivated throughout the country. Given that rice requires large amounts of irrigation water, it is necessary to adopt cultivation methods that minimize water use and improve water efficiency. This study assesses […]