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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. Lizi Jiaohuan Yu Xifu/Ion Exchange and Adsorption Fa yi xue za zhi

Submission Deadline
18 Apr 2024 (Vol - 55 , Issue- 04 )
Upcoming Publication
30 Apr 2024 (Vol - 55 , Issue 04 )

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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

Feed efficiency and carcass characteristics of commercial broiler chicken fed with tannin in environmentally controlled house

Paper ID- AMA-06-12-2022-11863

A biological experiment was conducted by using 300 day-old, sex separated commercial broiler chicks belonging to single hatch. These chicks were randomly grouped into 6 treatments with 5 replicates of 10 chicks in each replicate with each replicate having equal number of male and female chicks. All the birds were reared under standard management practices in an environmentally controlled house up to five weeks of age. Experimental diets were prepared by adding tannin at 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20 per cent level, oxytetracycline at 0.02 per cent level in the basal broiler feed and basal diet alone fed to the broilers up to the end of the experimental period. Production parameters such as feed consumption and mortality were recorded at weekly interval and based on the collected data, feed conversion ratio and livability were worked out. At the end of the study period, two birds (one male and female) from each replicate were randomly selected and slaughtered to study the carcass characteristics. Dietary supplementation of tannin had no significant effect on the cumulative feed consumption and feed conversion ratio of broilers. At the end of fifth week, the antibiotic fed group recorded numerically higher body weight (T2 - 2063.06g) compared to other treatment groups. The tannin fed groups recorded numerically better feed conversion ratio (T3 - 1.49, T4 - 1.48 and T5 - 1.47) compared to antibiotic (T2 - 1.50) and control group (T1 - 1.53) except tannin at 0.2 per cent level (T6 - 1.52) which might be due to lower body weight gain due to reduction in feed intake. Supplementation of tannin in the diet of broilers had no significant influence on the livability, carcass characteristics viz. per cent eviscerated yield, ready-to-cook yield, heart yield, liver yield, gizzard yield, giblets yield and abdominal fat yield in broilers.

Improvement in profitability of mustard through conjunctive use of organic manures, inorganic fertilizer and beneficial microbes in semi arid region of the India

Paper ID- AMA-06-12-2022-11862

A study was carried out on mustard crop during Rabi season 2020-21. The experiments were conducted on heavy clay soil at Agriculture Research Farm, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda. The experimental design was randomized block design with eight integrated nutrient management options. All treatments were replicated thrice. The experimental results revealed that application of 125% and 100 % RDF along with FYM and biofertilizer consortia increased significantly, number of pods per plant, height per plant, and chemical properties, thereby increased grain yield of mustard significantly in comparison to farmers fertilizer practice (T1), sole application of 100 % RDF (T2) and 50 % reduction of RDF along with FYM and biofertilizer consortia (T8). A slight improvement in organic carbon and available phosphorus was observed from the initial value. Therefore, study recommends, the integration of FYM and beneficial microbes with exiting recommended dose of fertilizer in poor fertile soils during first year.

Heterosis For Fodder Yield and its Contributing Traits in Dual Purpose Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench) Hybrids

Paper ID- AMA-05-12-2022-11860

An experiment was conducted to assess the extent of heterosis for fodder yield and its contributing traits in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) crosses using line x tester mating design. Thirty hybrids derived from mating five testers with six lines in L x T design along with their parents and two checks viz., CSH 15 R and CSV 22 R were evaluated at Sorghum Research Station, VNMKV., Parbhani (Maharashtra), India. Observations were recorded on randomly selected 5 five plants in each replication for grain yield and its contributing characters. Amongst 30 hybrids evaluated, three hybrids viz., Phule Anuradha x PBMR 3, Phule Anuradha x PBMR 1 and ICSR 196 x PBMR 3 recorded lowest negative heterosis percentage for days to 50% flowering over standard hybrid check (CHS 15 R), varietal check (CSV 22 R) and better parent. In addition the crosses; Parbhani Moti x PBMR 5, PMS 71B x PBMR 5, CSV 29R x PBMR 3, MS 104B x PBMR 3, ICSR 196 x PBMR 3 and Phule Anuradha x PBMR 3 possessed significantly desirable heterosis and per se performance for fodder yield per plant. Parbhani Moti x PBMR 5, PMS 71B x PBMR 5 and ICSR 196 x PBMR 3 have also shown good perse performance and heterosis for fodder contributing traits plant height, no. of leaves, leaf area, biomass and stem girth. Hence this cross is found tobe promising for fodder quality and palatability traits. While hybrids CSV 29 R x PBMR 3, Parbhani Moti X PBMR 4, Phule Anuradha x PBMR 4, Parbhani Moti x PBMR 1 and MS 104B x PBMR 3 expressed significant superiority for heterobeltiosis and standard heterosis for grain yield. Cross CSV 29 R x PBMR 3 and Parbhani Moti x Pbmr 5 are promising for developing dual purpose genotypes.

CONTROL DESIGN OF THE CONVERTER FOR A GRID-CONNECTED PV SYSTEM

Paper ID- AMA-05-12-2022-11859

Classic and intelligent techniques aim to locate and track the maximum power point of photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, the nonlinear nature of PV arrays regarding ambient conditions and unstable climatic factors hinders the extraction of the maximum power provided by the PV modules. As a result, the PV modules can extract a false MPP and convert less solar energy into electrical energy. Moreover, the choice of the DC-DC converter is essential because it needs to track the MPP regardless of the ambient conditions. This paper presents a solution to design a control scheme for a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system to solve the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) problem. The designed control structure solves the nonlinear problems in the model of the inverters.

MUTATIONAL BREEDING IN ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS AND FOLIAGES

Paper ID- AMA-05-12-2022-11857

Clinical hobby in mutation breeding has extensively decreased for the duration of the final 15 years. Interest in research has shifted in the direction of improvement and application of molecular techniques as gear in breeding and transformation of vegetation. Such strategies permit a more directed technique in pursuance of the breeding goal. Molecular strategies, however, generate high developmental costs and requirestate-of-the-art equipment and a pretty trained body of workers. The investment in such steeply priced. Techniques does no longer appear good enough in case of many decorative species with their restricted financial significance as compared to agricultural vegetation and their every now and then very quick advertising durations in result of permanent demand for brand new elegant products. Further, genetically modified decorative flora are not advertised in Europe at the time being because of low popularity of clients and the unsure prison scenario. Alternatively, decorative flora appear like best systems for mutation breeding as many characters of economic hobby, i.e. Flower traits or the boom addiction are without difficulty monitored after mutagenic treatment. Moreover, many ornamental species are heterozygous and regularly propagated vegetatively. Therefore permitting the detection, choice and conservation of mutants within the M1-technology. Suitable techniques in mutation induction as utility of fractionated doses and recurrent irradiation combined with in vitro lifestyle strategies may additionally lead to fast achievement additionally in homozygous, polyploid species. Even with its accidental character, mutation induction is still an appealing technique for developing genetic variability in ornamentals each time the preferred characters can be predicted in the genetic scope of a given species. Realistic mutation breeding nowadays has end up a habitual approach in many vegetatively propagated ornamental vegetation and is being used by business breeding organizations.