Farm Machinery and Power (B.Sc Agriculture)

Sources of farm power, IC engines, tractors and tillage, sowing, harvesting and threshing machinery.

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01Unit 1: Sources of Farm Power 3 topics

Human, animal, mechanical, electrical and renewable power
Power available from man and bullocks
Farm mechanisation in India

02Unit 2: IC Engines 4 topics

Engine terms: bore, stroke, displacement, compression ratio
Four-stroke and two-stroke cycles
Petrol (SI) and diesel (CI) engines
Fuel, cooling and lubrication systems

03Unit 3: Tractors and Power Transmission 4 topics

Types of tractors
Clutch, gear box, differential and final drive
Hydraulic system and three-point linkage
Power take-off (PTO)

04Unit 4: Tillage and Sowing Machinery 4 topics

Primary tillage: mould board and disc ploughs
Secondary tillage: harrows, cultivators, rotavator
Seed drills, planters and transplanters
Field capacity and field efficiency

05Unit 5: Plant Protection, Harvesting and Threshing Machinery 4 topics

Sprayers and dusters
Reapers and combine harvesters
Threshers
Safety in farm machinery

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You will be able to

Compare sources of farm power and their typical power output
Explain the working of two-stroke and four-stroke, petrol and diesel engines
Describe the main systems of a tractor: fuel, cooling, lubrication, transmission, hydraulics and PTO
Select tillage, sowing, plant protection, harvesting and threshing machinery
Calculate engine displacement, field capacity and field efficiency of implements

Who it is for

B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 3 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
Students of UP agriculture colleges preparing for semester exams or back papers
Aspirants revising basics for ICAR / state agriculture exams

What you need

10+2 with Physics / Mathematics or Agriculture
Calculator; practical visits to the farm machinery workshop

Questions

Which syllabus does this course follow?

It follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus of B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, Semester 3, used by UP agricultural universities and agriculture colleges.

What if my university syllabus is different?

The centre follows your own university's syllabus and previous papers; units missing here are added for your batch.

Does it help for competitive exams?

Yes - the same topics are asked in ICAR AIEEA PG, JRF, state agriculture officer and banking AFO exams.