Vol 15, No 2 (2013)

CIGR Journal

Table of Contents

I-Land and Water Engineering

Evaluation of hydraulics characteristics and management strategies of subsurface drainage system in Indira Gandhi Canal Command
Rohitashw Kumar, S. R Bhakar, P. K. Singh
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1-9
Cap-hardening parameters of Cam-clay model variations with soil moisture content and shape-restricted regression model
Mehari Zewde Tekeste, Desale H Habtzghi, Jos Koolen
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10-24

II-Farm Buildings and Construction

Towards the implementation of the Green Building concept in agricultural buildings: a literature review
Mohamed Samer
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25-46

III-Equipment Engineering for Plant Production

Proximal sensing mapping method to generate field maps in vineyards
Verónica Sáiz Rubio, Francisco Rovira Más
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47-59
Study of tractive efficiency as an effect of ballast and tire inflation pressure in sandy loam soil
Pravin Prakash Jadhav, Ajay Kumar Sharma, Sachin Vilas Wandkar, Babasheb Sukhdeo Gholap
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60-67
Instrumented undriven steering wheel to illustrate dynamic behavior of vehicles
Ali Hajiahmad, Ali Jafary, Alireza Keyhani, Hadi Goli, Babak No'doust
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68-77
Estimation of plant nitrogen content using digital image processing
V. K. Tewari, Ashok Kumar Arudra, Satya Prakash Kumar, Vishal Pandey, Narendra Singh Chandel
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78-86
Improvement and evaluation of BARI USG applicator
Muhammad Arshadul Hoque, M. A. Wohab, M. A. Hossain, K. K. Saha, M. S. Hassan
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87-94
Dynamic analysis for kernel picking up and transporting on a pneumatic precision metering device for wheat
Yasir Hassan Satti, Qingxi Liao, Jiajia Yu, Dali He
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95-100
Assessment of spray distribution with water-sensitive paper
Masoud Salyani, Heping Zhu, Roy Sweeb, Naresh Pai
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101-111
Participatory evaluation and demonstration of animal drawn compactor for Teff seedbed preparation
Geta Kidanemarim Gelaw, Gesesew Likeleh, Abaye Getahun, Minale Liben
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112-121
The evaluation of working speed and depth influence on performance of the tine transducer for measuring tilth aggregate sizes
Salar Isavi, Asghar Mahmoudi
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122-129
Design, fabrication and evaluation of a mechanical transducer for real time measurement of tilth aggregate sizes
Salar Isavi, Asghar Mahmoudi
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130-137
Optimization cane traction output from hopper in full-automatic sugarcane planters by using response surface modeling and analytical hierarchy process
Javad Taghinezhad, Reza Alimardani, Reza Alimardani, Ali Jafari, Ali Jafari
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138-147

IV-Energy in Agriculture

Evaluating Biogas in Norway - Bioenergy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potentials
John Morken, Zehra Sapci
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148-160
Investigation of the methane potential of horse manure
Matthias Mönch-Tegeder, Andreas Lemmer, Hans Oechsner, Thomas Jungbluth
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161-172
Enhancing the evaporative cooling performance of fan-pad system using alternative pad materials and water film over the greenhouse roof
Mamdouh A Helmy, Mohamed Abdelaziz Eltawil, Refaay R Abo-shieshaa, Nashwa M El-Zan
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173-187
The evaluation of bulk charcoal as greenhouse evaporative cooling pad
Ahmad Kouchakzadeh, Adel Brati
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188-193

V-Management, Ergonomics and Systems Engineering

Ergonomical evaluation of hand operated maize dehusker-sheller with farm women
Shiv Pratap Singh
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194-202
vibration characteristics of mini tractor (8.7 kW) on tar macadam
Gautam Jivrajbhai Vaghela, K. K. Jain
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203-208
Reduction of hand transmitted and whole body vibrations experienced by tractor operators by using piezo crystal material
Tewari V. K., Vidhu K. P., Ashok Kumar Arudra, Sweeti Kumari
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209-220

VI-Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering

Moisture dependent physical and mechanical properties of Syrjan region wild pistachio nut
Ali Fadavi, Seyed Reza Hassan-Beygi, Fatemeh Karimi
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221-230
Study on the effect of machine operative parameters on physical characteristics of rice/maize based fruit/vegetable pulp fortified extrudates
Dilip Jain, Mridula Devi, Neharika Thakur
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231-242
An Introduction to Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Benth.) – A Medicinal and Aromatic Plant: It’s Importance to Mankind
H. G. Ramya, V. Palanimuthu, Singla Rachna
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243-250
Effect of moisture content on thermal properties of cowpea flours
Ajit K. Mahapatra, Shetelia L. Melton, Edwin M. Isang
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251-255
Some physical properties of almond nut and kernel and modeling dimensional properties
Amir Hossein Mirzabe, Javad Khazaei, Gholam Reza Chegini, Omid Gholami
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256-265
Mechanical behaviour of plum fruits as affected by preharvest methyl jasmonate applications
Ebubekír Altuntaş, Cağrı Somuncu, Burhan Ozturk
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266-274
Crackability and chemical composition of pre-treated cashew nuts using a hand-operated knife cutter
Babatunde Sunday Ogunsina
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275-283
Energy differences in a grass mixture drying
Fernando Lozano, Oliver Hensel
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284-292
Changes in physicochemical characteristics of germinated brown rice and brown rice during storage at various temperatures
Sunan Parnsahkorn, J. Langkapin
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293-303
Climate effect on strategy sellection and energy consumption for in-bin drying of corn with natural air/low temperature
Diego de la Torre, Ricardo Bartosik
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304-317