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Machines of the Farm,
Edition 1 Theory and PracticeEditors: By Divaker Durairaj Chelladurai, PhD
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03 Feb 2026
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Machines of the Farm: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive textbook designed to provide a thorough understanding of farm machinery, its mechanics, and management. It dives deeply into practical concepts related to agricultural equipment, including calibration and adjustments essential for agricultural engineers. By blending theoretical insights and practical applications, the book covers topics such as mechanics, materials, selection, and performance evaluation. Each chapter includes worked examples and exercises to ensure a broad and practical understanding of the subject.
The book not only details specific machines and scientific principles but also includes chapters on primary and secondary tillage equipment, machinery for sowing, weed control, crop protection, manure application, and harvesting. It reviews the testing of farm machines, earth-moving equipment, and considers performance against cost. This textbook is a valuable resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in Agricultural Engineering, as well as professionals in the field, farm machinery designers, and agricultural consultants. Additionally, it offers a full solutions manual for instructors and worked examples for students to further their learning objectives.
Key Features
- Provides readers with a thorough understanding of farm machines
- Covers a wide range of topics, including secondary tillage equipment, machinery for sowing the crop, weed control, crop protection, manure application, and finally, crop harvesting
- Delves into the core engineering principles of field machines and their theory and applications
- Offers online support, including a full solutions manual for qualified instructors and worked examples and exercise questions for students
About the author
By Divaker Durairaj Chelladurai, PhD, Retired Professor and Former Dean of Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India
1. Introduction to Agricultural mechanization
2. Primary tillage implements
3. Materials of construction and heat treatment
4. Secondary tillage implements
5. Mechanics of field machinery and their hitching
6. Crop planting machinery
7. Machines for weed control
8. Fertilizer and manure application machinery
9. Plant protection machinery
10. Machines for crop harvesting
11. Performance and Cost Analysis of field machine
12. Earth moving equipment
13. Testing of farm machines
14. Automation and Precision Agriculture
2. Primary tillage implements
3. Materials of construction and heat treatment
4. Secondary tillage implements
5. Mechanics of field machinery and their hitching
6. Crop planting machinery
7. Machines for weed control
8. Fertilizer and manure application machinery
9. Plant protection machinery
10. Machines for crop harvesting
11. Performance and Cost Analysis of field machine
12. Earth moving equipment
13. Testing of farm machines
14. Automation and Precision Agriculture
ISBN:
9780443329067
Page Count:
392
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- Chapterwise Exercise Problem Solutions
- Chap10-Harvesting-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap11-Performance-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap12-EarthMoving-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap2-PrimaryTillage-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap4-SecondaryTillage-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap5-Mechanics of tillage implements -ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap6-CropPlanting-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap8-Fertilizer and manure -ProblemSolutions.docx
- Chap9-PlantProtection-ProblemSolutions.docx
- Tutorial Software of the Book
Students in undergraduate courses on Agricultural Engineering