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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Subject: Farm, Machinery and Power × Author: Adhikari, Himanshu × End date: 2017 × Thesis Type: M.Tech ×
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    Design and development of resource conservation machine for sugarcane cultivation
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-08) Adhikari, Himanshu; Pateriya, R.N.
    Intercultural operations are done to remove the weeds, which are harmful for the growth of the plants as they utilize all the moisture and organic matter which was used for better growth of plants. It was reported that poor yield of sugarcane was because of weed can range from 15 to 75 % depending upon conditions. The initial 90 to 120 days are very critical for poor yield of sugarcane because of weed. Therefore these days are very important for weed management to ensure higher yield. In case of sugarcane crop although machinery has been developed, however the adoption of these machinery and implements has not been up to the desired level. Therefore there was a considerable mechanization gap, especially in the area of sugarcane, intercultural operation. Thus it was necessary that concentrated efforts be made for adoption, popularization and development of sugarcane machinery for various cultural operations. In order to remove the weeds and inversion of the soil a system has to be developed which was capable of weeding as well as inversion and smoothening of soil. A frame of 2440 mm length and 510 mm wide was designed, the square pipe selected for frame was of 5 mm size. Holes of 13mm were drilled at equal spacing for adjustment of the tines. The tines which are 6 in numbers are attached at the front side and blades of trapezoidal shape with rounded corners were attached at the rear side of the frame. The length of blade was 650 mm and thickness was 5 mm. the blades were attached with the help of L shaped shanks which were clamped to the frame. The adjustable clamps helps to adjust the depth of blades during the operation. The main objective of this study was to examine the dimensions calculated mathematically and to examine the influence of depth of cut on different parameters of the developed machine and to find mathematically the thickness of the blade used at the rear end of the machine. The machine works efficiently up to height of about 900 to 950 mm of the crop without damaging it. The tines attached at the rear side of the machine uproots all the unwanted plants and the blade at the rear side causes mulching operation by inversion of the soil. Thus, the blade levels the soil and avoids the weeds to re grow. The operating speed of the machine was about 4 to 5 km/h and can be driven by a 35 hp tractor very easily. The depth of operation of tines was about 170 to 200 mm. The height of the blades was adjustable by providing number of holes in the shank in which the blades was welded. The machine was able to perform the intercultural and mulching operation efficiently without damaging the sugarcane crop. Hence it very useful for the growth of sugarcane and saves both money and time as compared to manual and other intercultural methods.