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.
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27 Nov 2025 (Vol - 56 , Issue- 11 )
30 Nov 2025 (Vol - 56 , Issue 11 )
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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
REVIVING HOPE FROM SORROW: BHAGAT'S EXPLORATION OF INTERNAL GROWTH
In the field of literature, the contemporary Indian author Chetan Bhagat, with his entrancing storytelling capabilities, has made an undisputed name for himself. The article explores the themes of bereavement, personal development, and optimism in his novels namely “One Night at the Call Centre," “The 3 Mistakes of My Life," “2 States," and “Half Girlfriend.” In Bhagat’s work, loss does two things: it unites the feelings of individual bereavement and collective calamity while acting as a catalyst for the development of characters. The characters have broken relationships and wasted dreams and come to major decisions that significantly change their lives. Internal growth is a recurring motif that emerges when one succeeds in fighting with problems, reflecting on them, and discovering their attitudes towards others. The perspicuity and resourcefulness of Bhagat’s characters are highlighted. The theme of hope, universally present from the dawn of time to its sunset, has characters pursue their aspirations and overcome obstacles that come their way. Bhagat employs hope as a strategic tool for addressing problems and surrendering a positive future to readers. Such themes are representative of Bhagat’s perspective, which is characterized by an understanding of the elements that hinder and those that inspire young Indians. The reader can feel a very strong emotion reading the author’s work, and that emotion stems from something that the reader has previously experienced, and in doing so, it will offer them comfort and motivation. Through analyzing Chetan Bhagat’s work, one can understand the significance of this writer in contemporary Indian writing, which is attributable to his capacity to integrate commercial and literary fiction. Through his works, he captures the essence of the modern Indian way of living, resulting in debates on personal growth and courage. Bhagat’s art is the living manifestation of India's complex identity within the context of globalization. In the end, Bhagat’s writings are a dedication to the firm resolve of the human spirit in times of grief, the human potential to grow from within, and how optimism plays a role in personal growth. The universal themes of the novels are helpful to readers at all levels globally, resulting in his novels being relatable and relevant to the world. Wherever a reader is and however afflicted he may be, there lies his peace, his guide out of the wilderness, and his sure possessor.
Inter and Intraspecific Hybridization for Higher Yield, Improved Fruit Quality and ToLCV Tolerance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
The present experiment was conducted in line × tester mating design including wild species Solanum peruvianum to estimate heterosis over better parent for 23 yield and quality characters. F1 showing high specific combining ability (SCA) for yield, whereas high general combining ability (GCA) was observed for number of fruits per plant, fruit weight and polar diameter of fruits. Two promising hybrids H-86 × S. peruvianum and LA-3948 × Pusa Rohini were selected on the basis of their per se performance. Heterosis and SCA effects were relevant since they can be used commercially for high yield, better quality traits, low percent disease index (PDI) and tomato leaf curl disease (ToLCV) incidence. Predominance of additive gene action were evident for regulating the characters like days to 50% flowering and PDI. Both additive and non-additive gene action were important for polar fruit diameter, pericarp thickness and fruit acidity, whereas fruit weight, number of fruits per plant, number of locules per fruit, total soluble solids (TSS) and fruit yield per plant were governed by non-additive gene action.
Agricultural Mechanization in India Past, Present, Future in India- A Review
India is held accountable for sustaining approximately 18% of the global human population and 17% of the global livestock, despite the fact that it only occupies approximately 2.5% of the world's geographical area and 4% of its renewable water resources [5], [4], [6]. There has been a nationwide trend and noticeable disparity of decline in the availability of farm human resource driven by factors like as urbanisation and improved infrastructure, leading to higher wages for workers. This led to transformation in human & animal based agriculture to the mechanised agriculture in the span of century witnessed from deficit to surplus of Indian food basket. Improvements in crop acreage, operational timeliness, and overall yield quality have all resulted from the widespread use of agricultural machinery. In the present discussions the transformation of agricultural mechanisation witnessed was drafted to one umbrella with broad outlook and future outlay was garlanded to give prefect trek for achieving handsome harvestable food bowl.
FACTORS AFFECTING BIRTH WEIGHT OF SALEM BLACK KIDS REARED AT NAMAKKAL IN TAMIL NADU
The marginal and landless farmers in India regard goat as “poor man’s crop” and “mobile bank”. Goat occupies a special place in the rural economy of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is endowed with three meat type breeds of goats viz., Kanni Adu [12], Kodi Adu [5] and Salem Black [9]. Salem Black goats, the recently recognized native goat breed of Tamil Nadu are distributed in Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode and Namakkal districts and are reared for meat, skin and manure [1]. The Salem Black goats have good production potential in terms of early sexual maturity and prolificacy. Salem Black goats were reported to produce 48.6 per cent of multiple births (twins 40 per cent, triplets 8.2 per cent and quadruplets 0.4 per cent) under farmer's field conditions [9]. Birth weight is the first observed trait in the life of animal on which growth, production and reproduction traits are dependant. So, the present study was undertaken to investigate the various non-genetic factors affecting birth weight of the kids born under farm conditions.
The study of the spatiotemporal evolution of forests after a fire: the case of the Sud forest in the Sidi Bel Abbés province, Algeria.
This study is based on the assessment of the state of the Toumiet-Sud forest, located in the Sidi Bel Abbès province, which was devastated by a major fire in 2012. It highlights the importance of using remote sensing tools and integrating aerospace and cartographic data into a geographic information system (GIS). The analysis of the vegetation index derived from the three processed images from 2010, 2012, and 2020 showed a variation in the radiometry of the fire-affected areas. The results, verified through field investigations, revealed heterogeneous regeneration throughout the entire study area, with a notable recovery of the Algerian fir (Tetraclinis articulata).