Vol. 16 No. 1 (2014): CIGR Journal

Published: 2014-03-31

I-Land and Water Engineering

Effects of different soil water tensions on rapeseed crops (Brassica napus L.)

Carolina Bilibio, Jacinto de Assunção Carvalho, Oliver Hensel, Antônio Carlos Fraga, Uwe Richter, Fátima Rezende

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Investigation into some soil strength parameters using a locally developed soil shearing equipment

Babatunde Oluwamayokun Soyoye, Olugboyega C. Ademosun

12-20
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Hydraulic impact of Wan River Project with MIKE 11

Mahendra Uttamrao Kale, Mahendra Budhaji Nagdeve, Sudhir Babarao Wadatkar, Mahendra M. Deshmukh, Anant N. Mankar

21-31
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II-Farm Buildings and Construction

Chamber measurement methods and aeration effect on greenhouse gas fluxes during composting

Kyu-Hyun Park, Ngwa Martin Ngwabie, Claudia Wagner-Riddle

32-44
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Hygiene of environmental surfaces in a cattle barn

Hanna-Riitta Kymäläinen, Risto Kuisma

45-54
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III-Equipment Engineering for Plant Production

Evaluation of the spray generated by a greenhouse spraying robot

D. Kalantari, M. Shayanmehr, A. Refigh

55-60
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Comparison of conventional tractors performance during primary tillage in Iran

Mahmood Safari, Hamid Reza Gazor

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Influence of tillage depth, penetration angle and forward speed on the soil/thin-blade interaction force

Abdolmajid Moeinfar, S. R. Mousavi-Seyedi, D. Kalantari

69-74
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Performance evaluation of a manually operated paddy drum seeder - a cost saving technology for paddy cultivation

S.S.N Malleswara Rao, Dattatraya Patil, B. Srihari Rao, G. Rajender Reddy

75-83
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Performance evaluation of rice bran biodiesel in small size agricultural diesel engines

A. Mishra, G.S. Tiwari, S. Jindal, A.K. Mehta

84-89
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Variable rate spraying in varied micro-meteorological conditions

L. R. Khot, Reza Ehsani, L. G. Albrigo, W. Swen, J. C. Neto, J. M. Campoy, C. Wellington

90-98
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Moisture dependent mechanical and thermal properties of Locust bean (Parkia biglobosa)

Olajide Ayodele Sadiku, Isaac Bamgboye

99-106
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Variability of wind conditions in citrus groves compared with those recorded outside

Ahmed Abed Ali Al-Jumaili, Masoud Salyani

107-117
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IV-Energy in Agriculture

Investigation of low cost solar collector for drying vegetables in rural areas

Akachukwu Ben Eke

118-125
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Relative effectiveness of biogas production using poultry wastes and cow dung

Kamoru Akanni Adeniran, Isiguzo Edwin Ahaneku, Isaac Nataniel Itodo, Habeeb Ajibola Rohjy

126-132
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Methane Production by the Anaerobic Digestion of Tall Fescue samples pre- and post-ensiling, prepared by Thermal (40°C) or Freeze Drying

Joseph McEniry, Padraig O'Kiely

133-142
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Production of biodiesel from groundnut (Arachis hypogea, L.) oil

Oluwatoyin Oluwole Oniya, A. Isaac Bamgboye

143-150
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Effect of ozonolysis pretreatment on enzymatic digestibility of sugarcane bagasse

Nazanin Eqra, Yahya Ajabshirchi, Mohammad Sarshar

151-156
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Application of a non-parametric method to analyze energy consumption for orange production

Peyman Qasemi Kordkheili, Mohammad Amin Asoodar, Navab Kazemi

157-166
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Factor analysis of agricultural mechanization challenges in Iran

Nikrooz - Bagheri, Marziyeh Bordbar

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Experimental study on the performance of microwave assisted Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) pretreatment of rice straw

Renu Singh, Sapna Tiwari, Monika Srivastava, Ashish Shukla

173-181
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Effects of working depth and wheel slip on fuel consumption of selected tillage implements

Gerhard Moitzi, Helmut Wagentristl, Karl Refenner, Herbert Weingartmann, Gerhard Piringer, Josef Boxberger, Andreas Gronauer

182-190
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V-Management, Ergonomics and Systems Engineering

Investigation of agricultural mechanization status in corn production of Iran

Morteza Zangeneh, Narges Banaeian

191-197
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Impact of extension education on improving knowledge of sustainable technical agricultural practices

Singh Sucheta, Oliver Hensel

198-206
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Dynamic performance and ride comfort evaluation of the seat suspension system in a small agricultural tractor to attenuate low-frequency vibration transmission

Hemantha P. W. Jayasuriya, Kiattisak Sangpradit

207-216
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Environment simulator for studying automatic crop farming

Timo Oksanen, M. Hakojärvi, T. Maksimow, A. Aspiala, M. Hautala, A. Visala, J. Ahokas

217-227
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Hand arm vibration generated by a rotary pick-up for table olives harvesting

Roberto Deboli, Angela Calvo, Filippo Gambella, Christian Preti, Riccardo Dau, Eleonora Clara Casu

228-235
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Scenarios and causes of rollover incidents with self-propelled agricultural machinery in Austria

Hannes Mayrhofer, Elisabeth Quendler, Josef Boxberger

236-246
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VI-Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering

The effect of moisture content, particle size and consolidation stress on flow properties of vermicompost

Hadi Rahmanzadeh Bahram, Seyed Reza Hassan-Beygi, Mohammad Hossein Kianmehr, Iman Valaei, Hossein Mohammadi Mazraeh

247-252
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Estimation of drying rate constant from static bed moisture profile by neural network inversion

Manuj K. Hazarika, A. K. Datta

253-264
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Modeling some drying characteristics of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) under infrared radiation using mathematical models and artificial neural networks

Reza Amiri Chayjan, Mohammad Kaveh, Sasan Khayati

265-279
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Models of mechanical cutting parameters in terms of moisture content and cross section area of sugarcane stalks

Javad Taghinezhad, Reza Alimardani, Ali Jafary

280-288
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Mass modeling of persimmon fruit with some physical characteristics

Feizollah Shahbazi, Satar Rahmati

289-293
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Design, construction and evaluation of preliminarily machine for removing sunflower seeds from the head using air-jet impingement

Amir Hossein Mirzabe, Gholam Reza Chegini, Javad Khazaei, Jafar Massah

294-302
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Physical properties of snake gourd seed (Trichosantes cucumerina L) relevant in grading and seperation

David Oluwafemi Idowu, O.K. Owolarafe

303-312
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Moisture content determination of oilseeds based on dielectric measurement

Mahmoud Soltani, Amin Takavar, Reza Alimardani

313-318
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VII-Information Systems

An on-line advisor for sizing and economic analysis of anaerobic digestion plants

Patrizia Busato, Remigio Berruto, Alessandro Sopegno, Renè Cornelissen

319-327
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