Principles of Agricultural Engineering 2 min read
Introduction to Management of Resources
Natural resources such as fossil fuels (oil, coal and natural gas), forests, water etc. are degrading at a significantly high…
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Greenhouse Features and Accessories
Access A basic feature of any greenhouse is access. If you can’t get in it, there’s no sense having it.…
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GREENHOUSE TECHNICAL FEATURES
A greenhouse is an asset to any garden and essential to many for the propagation of seeds and plants and…
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Drying and Dehydration Technologies
Abstract Foods (mostly fruits and vegetables) are dried and dehydrated to increase their usable lifetime, storage stability and minimize processing…
Principles of Agricultural Engineering 6 min read
HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DURING MICROWAVE DRYING OF FOOD PRODUCTS
INTRODUCTION Drying is a complex process involving simultaneous coupled transient heat, mass and momentum transport. It is a process whereby…
Principles of Agricultural Engineering 9 min read
Engineering properties of biological materials
This chapter deals with the application of various engineering properties like physical, frictional, aerodynamic, thermal, optical, dielectric, electrical, acoustic, rheological…
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Measuring Irrigation Water
Several devices are commonly used for measuring irrigation water. They grouped into four categories 1) Volumetric Measures2) Velocity-Area Methods a)…
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Irrigation: Different Techniques and Benefits
If you walk down the lawn care aisle at your local hardware store, you will see a wide assortment of…
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Soil –Plant – Water – Relationships
Soil –Plant –Water relation relates to the physical properties of soil and plants that effect the movement, retention and use…
Principles of Agricultural Engineering 34 min read
The hydrological cycle
The preceding chapter has dealt with the input to the hydrological cycle – rainfall – and its variation in time…
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Soil erosion
Soil erosion is a gradual process that occurs when the impact of water or wind detaches and removes soil particles,…
Principles of Agricultural Engineering 8 min read
Watersheds
What is a Watershed? A watershed is the area of land that drains into rivers and lakes, which, in turn,…
