Agriculture Engineering 101

Agriculture Engineering 101

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This book provides a quick summary of essential concepts in Agriculture Engineering by following snack sized chapters:

Principle of Agriculture,
â€¢Plants
â€¢Cultivation of the soil
â€¢Tillage
â€¢Tillage System
â€¢Positive Effects of Tillage
â€¢Negative Effects of Tillage
â€¢Agricultural Chemistry
â€¢Use of Manures
â€¢The process of Germination
â€¢How Leguminous plants obtain their Nitrogen
â€¢Pests
â€¢Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
â€¢Components of IPM
â€¢IPM Methods

Principle of Soil Science,
â€¢Introduction to Soil Processes
â€¢Soil Formation
â€¢Soil Classification
â€¢Soil Colloids
â€¢Soil Reaction
â€¢Water, Aeration and Soil Density
â€¢Soil Organisms and Ecology
â€¢Soil Organic Matter
â€¢Soil Nutrients Management

Horticulture and Crops,
â€¢Horticulture
â€¢Division of Horticulture
â€¢Crops
â€¢Classification of Crops

Farm Implements,
â€¢Soil cultivation
â€¢Planting
â€¢Fertilizing & Pest Control
â€¢Irrigation
â€¢Harvesting / post-harvest
â€¢Hay making

Biotechnology,
â€¢Biotechnology
â€¢Agricultural Biotechnology
â€¢Application of Agricultural Biotechnology
â€¢Advantage of Agricultural Biotechnology
â€¢Disadvantage of Agricultural Biotechnology

Surveying and Levelling I
â€¢Surveying
â€¢Classification based on the Purpose of Plans or Maps
â€¢Classification based on the Instruments or Methods Employed
â€¢Chain Surveying
â€¢Compass Surveying
â€¢Plane Table Surveying
â€¢Triangulation Surveys

Surveying and Levelling II,
â€¢Theodolite Surveying
â€¢What is Leveling?
â€¢Methods of Leveling
â€¢Leveling Staff
â€¢Temporary Adjustments of a Level
â€¢Principles of Direct Leveling
â€¢Some Common Terms Used in Leveling
â€¢Errors in Leveling

Soil Mechanics I,
â€¢Soil Mechanics
â€¢Why mechanics of soils?
â€¢Effective Stress and Capillarity: Hydrostatic Conditions
â€¢Stress in soil

Soil Mechanics II,
â€¢Shear behavior

Environmental Impact,
â€¢Environmental Impact
â€¢Land Transformation and Degradation
â€¢Livestock Issues
â€¢Eutrophication
â€¢Climate change
â€¢Sustainable Agriculture

Wells and Pumps,
â€¢Water Well
â€¢Types of Water Well:
â€¢Dug Well
â€¢Driven Well
â€¢Drilled wells
â€¢Classification of Well
â€¢Contamination of Water Well
â€¢Pump
â€¢Types of Pumps: Positive Displacement Pump
â€¢Impulse Pumps
â€¢Velocity Pumps

Agribusiness,
â€¢Agribusiness
â€¢Objective of Agribusiness
â€¢Analyzing an Agribusiness Venture
â€¢Areas of Agribusiness Management
â€¢Linkage of Management to Agribusiness
â€¢Agribusiness Management
â€¢Planning
â€¢Organizing
â€¢Directing
â€¢Staffing
â€¢Controlling
â€¢Application of Management
â€¢Goal setting in Agribusiness

Post-Harvest and Storage,
â€¢Post-Harvest
â€¢Post-Harvest Steps
â€¢Production Practices
â€¢Harvest Handling
â€¢Pre-Cooling
â€¢Chilling Injury
â€¢Ethylene
â€¢Preventing Moisture Loss
â€¢Sanitation
â€¢Packaging
â€¢Refrigeration
â€¢Storage
â€¢Reasons for Post-Harvest Losses

Irrigation,
â€¢Irrigation
â€¢Irrigation techniques

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Country	USA
Author	WAGmob
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1.5
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	WAGmob
Manufacturer	WAGmob
NumberOfPages	251
PublicationDate	2013-07-25
Publisher	WAGmob
ReleaseDate	2013-07-25
Studio	WAGmob

Agriculture Engineering 101

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