Elements of Agricultural Engineering

I. Primary Tillage:

• Mould Board Plough
• Disc Plough
• Subsoilder
• Rotary Tiller

II. Secondary Tillage

• Harrow
• Cultivator

III. Wing and Planting Machines:

• Seed drill
• Planter
• Rice transplanter

IV. Harvesting and Treshing Machines:

• Reaper
• Thresher
• Combine harvester

V. Miscellaneous Farm Machineries:

• Manure spreader
• Hammer mill
• Baler
• Straw reaper
• Post hole digger
• Trailer

VI. Plant Protection Equipments:

• Physical classification of pesticides
• Plant protection equipment
• Safety precautions
• Problems occurring in various plant protection equipments
• Selection of plant protection equipment

VII. Irrigation Equipments:

• Irrigation
• Selection of pump Set
• Irrigation pumps
• Energy conservation in agricultural pump sets

VIII. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation:

• Introduction
• Importance of drip irrigation
• Structure of drip system
• Design of drip irrigation
• Installation and layout
• Periodic maintenance
• Fertilizing with drip irrigation
• Sprinkler irrigation system
• Types of sprinkler systems
• Components of sprinkler system
• Operation of sprinkler systems
• Care and maintenance

I. Selection of tractor and matching implements
II. Weght transfer of tractor
III. Engineering Material-Antifriction bearings