Syllabus - Precision Farming (AT-603 (C))

Agriculture Technology

Precision Farming (AT-603 (C))

VI-Semester

Precision Agriculture – need and functional requirements

Familiarization with issues relating to natural resources. Familiarization with equipment for precision agriculture including sowing and planting machines, power sprayers, land clearing machines, laser guided land levellers, straw-chopper, straw-balers, grain combines, etc. Introduction to GIS based precision agriculture and its applications.

Introduction to sensors and application of sensors for data generation

Database management. System concept. GPS – Concept and its application in agriculture. Site-specific management of inputs, On the go systems, map based systems. Application of different type of system for detection, Spectrophotometry Image analysis- approach, methods, software. Yield monitoring system, Yield monitors.

System approach in farm machinery management, problems on machinery selection, maintenance and scheduling of operations

Application to PERT and CPM for machinery system management

Practicals

  • Familiarization with precision agriculture problems and issues. Familiarization with various machines for resource conservation

    Practical use of spectrophotometer, spad meter, green seeker, etc. for field variability analysis. Solving problems related to image analysis. Problems related to cost analysis and inflation and problems related to selection of equipment, replacement, break-even analysis, time value of money etc.

Reference Books

  • Kuhar J E. The Precision Farming Guide for Agriculturist.

  • Dutta SK. Soil Conservation and land management.

  • Sigma and Jagmohan. Earth Moving Machinery.

  • Wood and Stuart. Earth Moving Machinery.

  • DeMess MN. Fundamentals of Geographic Information System.

  • Hunt Donnell. Farm Power and Machinery Management.

  • Sharma DN and S Mukesh. Farm Power and Machinery Management Vol I.