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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola was established on 20th October, 1969 with its head-quarter at Akola. This Agricultural University was named after the illustrious son of Vidarbha Dr. Panjabrao (alias Bhausaheb) Deshmukh, who was the Minister for Agriculture,Govt. of India. The jurisdiction of this university is spread over the eleven districts of Vidarbha. According to the University Act 1983 (of the Government of Maharashtra), the University is entrusted with the responsibility of agricultural education, research and extension education alongwith breeder and foundation seed programme. The University has its main campus at Akola. The instructional programmes at main campus are spread over in 5 Colleges namely, College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Post Graduate Institute. At this campus 4 degree programmes namely B.Sc.(Agri.) B.Sc. (Hort.), B.Sc. (Forestry) and B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.) , two Master’s Degree Programmes viz. M.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Tech. (Agri.Engg.) and Doctoral Degree Programmes in the faculties of Agriculture and Agril. Engineering are offered. The University has its sub-campus at Nagpur with constituent College, College of Agriculture which offers B.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Sc.(Agri.) degree programmes. The Nagpur Campus is accomplished with a garden, surrounded by its natural beauty and a well established Zoo which attract the general public and visitors to the city. A separate botanic Garden is being maintained on 22 hectares with a green house for the benefit of research workers. In addition there are 2 affiliated grant-in-aid colleges and 14 private non-grant-in-aid colleges under the umbrella of this University A Central Research Station is situated at the main Campus which caters to the need of research projects undertaken by Crop Scientists of the principle crops of the region are Cotton, Sorghum, Oilseeds and Pulses.

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Subject: Agricultural Engineering × End date: 2018 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Tech. ×
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    EFFECT OF POLYETHYLENE MULCH AND DRIP FERTIGATION ON PRODUCTION OF OKRA.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2018-06-12) CHAVHAN, DEEPA SUBHASH; WADATKAR, S. B.
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    FUZZY BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PROTECTIVE IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2018-12-20) DHOTE, MINAKSHI KASHINATH; KALE, M. U.
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    INVESTIGATION ON SOLAR DRYER ASSISTED WITH AGRO-RESIDUE BRIQUETTE BASED HOT AIR GENERATOR.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2018-08-20) PATIL, SWATI HANUMANTRAO; KALBANDE, S. R.
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    DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLATIC INSECT LIGHT TRAP.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2018-08-20) GAVHANDE, AJAY MURLIDHAR; KALBANDE, S. R.
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    DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF POWER OPERATED GROUNDNUT DECORTICATOR.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola., 2018-09-13) KOTHALKAR, VAISHALI GAJANAN.; Deshmukh, Dr. M. M.
    Present work is entitled “Design, development and performance evaluation of power operated groundnut decorticator.” To design concave sieve of groundnut decorticator various physical parameters of groundnut pods and seeds were studied to design concave sieve. Overall dimensions of main frame are 1400×320×820. Electric motor, Pulley and belts are used for power transmission. The performance evaluation of power operated groundnut decorticator was evaluate at different clearances between decorticating lever and concave sieve. Broken seed were 13.96 per cent at 12 mm clearance and losses were 21.06 per cent at 7 mm clearance Decorticating efficiencies were 97.78 per cent at 12 mm clearance and 98.43 per cent at 7 mm Clearance. Cleaning efficiency was 85.71 per cent at 12 mm clearance and 78.93 per cent at 7 mm clearance. Cleaning efficiency decreases with decreasing clearance. Input capacity was 45 kg/h at 12mm clearance and 40 kg/h at 7mm clearance. Output capacity was 28.75 kg/h at 12 mm clearance and 25.44 kg/h at 7 mm clearance. Input and output capacities were decreased with clearance. Seed recovery range was 79.07 per cent at 12mm clearance and 73.29 per cent at 7 mm clearance. Seed recovery range was decreased with clearance. Capacity utilization was 63.88 per cent at 12mm clearance and 63.60 per cent at 7 mm clearance.
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    MODIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SELF PROPELLED REAPER WINDROWER FOR HARVESTING CHICKPEA AND WHEAT.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2017-09-13) WAHANE, TEJASWINI BHASKARRAO.; Thakare, Dr. S. K.
    The project entitled “modification and performance evaluation of self propelled reaper windrower for harvesting chickpea and wheat” was undertaken with the objectives to evaluate performance of self propelled vertical conveyor reaper for harvesting of chickpea and wheat crop and modifications done are development of collection and unloading unit. For collection of cut crop and heap making at every 5 m distance of travel. The testing was carried at Central Research Station of Dr.PDKV, Akola. Also the test results of mechanical harvesting of chickpea and wheat crop by self propelled vertical conveyor reaper were compared with test results of manual harvesting to know the benefits of mechanical harvesting over manual harvesting. The self propelled vertical conveyor reaper cut and windrowed cut crop uniformly in a row. The average effective field capacity and field efficiency of the self propelled vertical conveyor reaper for chickpea was found to be 0.249 ha/h and 89.00 per cent, and for wheat it was 0.360 ha/h and 91.76 per cent respectively. Fuel consumption of self propelled vertical conveyor reaper was 0.725 lit/h and 2.84 lit/ha for chickpea and 0.700 lit/h and 1.92 lit/ha for wheat. The field trail of VCR has been conducted at different grain moisture content, in order to determine the optimum grain moisture content at which the harvesting losses are minimum. It was observed that at lower grain moisture content the per cent harvest losses were higher. At grain moisture content of 17.0 % the harvest losses were found minimum i.e. 2.33 % and in case of wheat at grain moisture content of 10.24% the harvest losse were found minimum i.e. 0.93 % as compared to the harvest losses at other higher grain moisture content. The average harvesting losses for chickpea in mechanical harvesting and manual harvesting were found to be 8.01 per cent and 3.08 per cent, and for wheat crop 1.035 per cent and 1.83 per cent respectively. Developed collection and unloading unit was found work satisfactorily during laboratory and filler field trail. The cost of operation of self propelled vertical conveyor reaper and manual harvesting for chickpea were 850 Rs/ha and 1264 Rs/ha and for wheat 1155 Rs/ha and 3400 Rs/ha respectively. In mechanical harvesting the per cent saving in the cost of operation and time were found to be 32.83 per cent and 35.82 per cent and for wheat 66.02 per cent and 62.71 per cent respectively.
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    EFFECT OF SPACING AND FERTILIZER LEVELS ON ONION PRODUCTION UNDER DRIP FERITGATION
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2018-09-19) JAMKAR, NARENNDRA SURESHRAO.; Mankar, Dr. A. N.
    Drip irrigation along with fertigation reduces the wastage of water and chemical fertilizers and subsequently optimizes the water and nutrient use by making them available at the point of their use and as per crop demand, which finally increase water and nutrient use efficiency. This modern agro-technique provides an excellent opportunity to maximize yield and minimize environmental pollution such as leaching of nutrients and chemicals by increasing fertilizer use efficiency, minimizing fertilizer application and increasing return on the fertilizer invested. The field experiment to study the “Effect of spacing and fertilizer levels on onion production under drip fertigation” was conducted at Chilli and Vegetable Research Unit, CRS, Dr. PDKV, Akola, during Rabi season of 2017-18, which comes under Western Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra. The experiment, comprising of 9 treatment combinations replicated three times, laid out in factorial randomize block design with three spacing 10 x 7.5 cm, 10 x 10 cm, and 10 x 12.5 cm and three fertilizer levels (80%, 100% and 120% recommended dose of NPK). Plant spacing 10 x 12.5 cm was superior over different spacing in relation to growth attributes viz. number of leaves per plant, neck thickness, and average weight of bulb, polar and equatorial diameter of bulb. However, plant height, bulb yield per hectare and marketable yield was maximum under 10 x 7.5 cm spacing due to more number of plants accommodated per unit area but it was statistically at par with other spacing. Minimum rotten bulb was found with 10 x 10 cm spacing. 120% recommended dose of fertilizer significantly improved the growth (plant height, number of leaves per plant, average weight of bulb, polar and equatorial diameter of bulb). Whereas, 120% RDF revealed maximum marketable yield and minimum neck thickness which showed good quality parameter. Yield attributes i.e. bulb yield per hectare was maximum with 120% RDF which was statistically at par with other two fertilizer levels. Spacing and fertilizer levels showed significant effect on yield parameter (bulb yield per hectare and marketable yield) and their interaction was non-significant. The maximum bulb yield and marketable yield (q/ha) was recorded with F3S1 (120% RDF with 10 x 7.5 cm spacing) which was statistically at par with other treatment combination, except F2S1 (100% RDF with 10 x 7.5 cm spacing). Combine effect of two factors did not show any remarkable influence on growth parameter (plant height, no. of leaves and neck thickness), yield attribute (average weight of bulb, polar and equatorial diameter) and quality parameter (rotten bulb and TSS). The maximum net return with higher B:C ratio (2.74) was obtained in treatment combination F3S1 (10 x 7.5 cm spacing with 120% RDF). Because of maximizing the yield with closer spacing, application of maximum dose of fertilizer and considering the B:C ratio, the treatment combination F3S1 was best and can be recommended for maximum onion production in Western Vidarbha region.
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    EFFECT OF POLYETHYLENE MULCH AND DRIP FERTIGATION ON PRODUCTION OF CHILLI CROP.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2017-09-06) GAUPALE, ANUP NIRANJAN.; Deshmukh, Dr. M. M.
    The present study entitled “Effect Of Polyethylene Mulch And Drip Fertigation On Production Of Chilli Crop” was conducted during 28thJuly 2016 to 16thJanuary 2017 at Chilli and Vegetable Research Unit, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. in kharifseason. The study indicated higher plant growth, more number of fruits per plant and enhancement in the yield under all drip irrigation with mulch. Yield of green chilli was maximum in the treatment of drip irrigation at 80% ET with mulching (188.40 q/ha) and found to be at par with the treatment of drip irrigation at 100% ET with mulching (169.69 q/ha) directly reflects 15.72 per cent water saving with comparable yield. Minimum yield of chilli was found in the treatment drip irrigation at 100% ET without mulching (103.87 q/ha). Highest irrigation water use efficiency 5.76 q/ha-cm was found in the treatment of 80% ET with mulching. Highest weed weight was observed in control treatment of 100% ET without mulch and negligible weed growth was found in all mulching treatment. On the basis of benefit cost ratio it is economically viable for the farmers to adopt drip irrigation at 80% ET with mulching for green chilli which shows B:C ratio 2.17.