AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America
AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (AMA) (issn: 00845841) is a peer reviewed journal first published online after indexing scopus in 1982. AMA is published by Farm Machinery Industrial Research Corp and Shin-Norinsha Co. AMA publishes every subjects of general engineering and agricultural engineering.
WOS Indexed (2026)
07 May 2026 (Vol - 57 , Issue- 05 )
31 May 2026 (Vol - 57 , Issue 05 )
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AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America
AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (ISSN: 00845841) is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal covers Agricultural and Biological Sciences and all sort of engineering topic. the journal's scopes are in the following fields but not limited to:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication
Electronic Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Civil and architectural engineering
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Industrial and Commercial Design
Information Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Food Engineering
Effect of Bio-stimulant on Growth and Yield of Onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. NHRDF Red-3
An experiment was conducted during Rabi season 2020–21 at the Horticulture Research Center (HRC) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology in Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to assess the effect of different fermented liquid manures with RDF on growth and yield of onion. A total of ten treatment consisting T1 Control (Without Fertilization), T2 RDF( 100:50:50 ,NPK), T3 RDF + Seedling treatment with Beejamrit @ 6%, T4 RDF + Seedling Treatment with Beejamrit @8%, T5 RDF + Foliar spray of Jeevamrit @ 6%, T6 RDF +Foliar spray of Jeevamrit @ 8 %, T7 RDF + Seedling treatment with Beejamrit @6 %+ Foliar spray of Jeevamrit@6%, T8 RDF + Seedling treatment with Beejamrit @6%+ Foliar spray of Jeevamrit @8%, T9 RDF + Seedling treatment with Beejamrit @8%+ Foliar spray of Jeevamrit @6% and T10 RDF + Seedling treatment with Beejamrit @ 8%+ Foliar spray of Jeevamrit @8% were taken for the study. Among the treatments, plants fertilized and treated with RDF + Beejamrit @ 8%+ Foliar spray of Jeevamrit @ 8% showed superiority in terms of growth parameters while bulb yield parameter demonstrates superiority when plants treated with RDF and seedling treated with Beejamrit @8% with foliar spray of Jeevamrit @ 6% over other treatments.
Traffic Aware Secure Communication Using Worm Swarm Optimization for VANETS
The ‘Vehicular Ad hoc Network’ (VANET) has appeared as a feasible field of research. The VANETs performance is widely influenced by the routing protocol (RP). Hence, to make the RPs vigorous to recurrent communication disruptions and also aware of unstable traffic conditions, new routing techniques need to be integrated. Those protocols are termed traffic aware protocols (TAP) because their routing decisions are affected by the traffic status. Here, a TAP is designed for an urban environment. Initially, the traffic parameters for instance, traffic density (TD) and average speed are determined. The prediction of the TD besides the vehicle speed is done by employing the ‘Weighted Moving Average’ (WMA) technique. The optimization of the traffic-aware routing protocol (TARP) is done using the Hybrid ‘Worm Swarm Optimization’ (GWSO) algorithm. Moreover, this algorithm is a merge of the GWSO and the ‘Genetic Algorithm’. Finally, the performance was evaluated by determining a few metrics and then a comparative scrutiny was done.
Impact Of Crop Establishment Methods and Weed Management Practices on Weed Dynamics and Yield of Rice
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy Main Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India during kharif season of 2016 and 2017 on ‘Impact of Crop Establishment Methods and Weed Management Practices on Weed Dynamics and yield of rice”. The field experiment was laid out in a split plot design with three replications by taking 24 treatment combinations with four crop establishment methods in the main plot, viz., M1: direct seeded rice (DSR), M2: wet seeded rice (WSR), M3: non-puddled transplanted rice (NPTR), M4: puddled transplanted rice (PTR) and six weed management practices in the sub-plot, viz., W1: weedy check, W2: Bensulfuron methyl 0.6% + Pretilachlor 6% ((pre emergence(PE)) 0.660 kg ha-1 + hand weeding (HW) at 30 DAS/T, W3: Bensulfuron methyl 0.6% + Pretilachlor 6% (PE) 0.495kgha-1 + HW at 30 days after sowing/transplanting (DAS/T), W4: Bensulfuron methyl 0.6% + Pretilachlor 6% (PE) 0.495kgha-1 + Bispyribac-Sodium (post emergence (POE)) 0.025 kg ha-1 at 15 DAS/T, W5: Cono weeding (CW) at 15 DAS/T + hand weeding 30 DAS/T, W6: brown manuring/ green manuring. Puddled transplanted rice recorded highest yield with lowest weed incidence and direct seeded rice recorded lowest yield with highest weed incidence among different establishment methods. While, application of Bensulfuron methyl 0.6% + Pretilachlor 6% (PE) @0.660 kg ha-1 +HW at 30DAS/T recorded highest yield with lowest weed incidence.
Berberis aristata DC miracle tree
Chronic anti-inflammatory diseases as well as rheumatoid arthritis exist as one of the leading health complications globally. At current, while various synthetic drugs are prominent in the market however their prolonged use possibly will cause austere adverse effects on long-term usage including gastrointestinal bleeding besides peptic ulcers. Therefore around is a necessity to develop a novel anti-inflammatory agent having fewer side effects. Exploration aimed at safe in addition to effective anti-inflammatory agents has been given precedence in scientific research in herbal system of medicine. Among the natural resources one of the plant is Berberis aristata which is conventionally prescribed to treat wounds, diabetes, inflammations as well as jaundice. Our aim is to explore the therapeutic potential of biologically active constituents from Berberis aristata DC which can be serving as possible sources for new analgesic drugs.
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC UPLIFT OF FARM WOMEN IN TRIBAL REGIONS OF NORTHERN ODISHA: EFFECTS OF THE NATIONAL WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The National Watershed Development Projects for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA), with a broad objective of resource management for improving agricultural productivity and production to biomass on a sustainable basis and restoring ecological plans in rainfed areas, was launched in 1990–1991 in two Union Territories and 25 States of India. However, it has been put into practice in the India state of Odisha since 2001 with the primary goal of enhancing the quality of life of underprivileged groups, notably tribal women, by fostering chances that will help them raise their standard of living. The current study, which was conducted in the Badasahi and Saraskana blocks of Mayurbhanj as well as the Champua and Jhumpura blocks of Keonjhar district in the Indian state of Odisha, has been designed to analyze socioeconomic characteristics, the degree of involvement, changes in knowledge, skill, attitude, and developments from the farm women for the effective implementation of watershed programmes. The sample size for the study was 192 farm women from 24 watersheds. In order to analyze the data and determine the outcome, statistical tools like percentage, mean score, standard deviation, co-efficient of variation, correlation coefficient, test of significance, critical ratio test, multiple regression, stepwise regression, and path analysis were used. According to the study, the majority of respondents had a relatively middle socioeconomic background. In contrast to harvesting and post-harvest management, which had better associations and significantly influenced development, variable education, extension contact, social participation, possession of agricultural implements, change in knowledge of field crops, and income-generating activities. It had a negative attitude toward institutional arrangement, funding pattern, community organization, planning, programme implementation, and formulation.