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 (2025)
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
Effect of melatonin on haemato-biochemical responses during different seasons in goats
To study the effect of melatonin during different seasons on some haemato-biochemical responses in goats, twenty four (24) apparently healthy, non-pregnant, non-lactating goats, having approximately similar body weight and age group reared under uniform managemental husbandry practices was selected from Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya. The experiments were carried out in spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons in the year 2023. Blood sample with and without anticoagulant in vials was collected at 0 day, 7 day, 15 day, and 30 day. Blood sample was analyzed for haematological parameters (Hb, PCV, TEC and TLC) and different biochemical parameters like total protein and total immunoglobulin was also analyzed. Plasma total protein and total immunoglobulin was found significantly (P<0.05) higher in T1,T2 and T3 as compared to control in spring season and similar result was found in summer, autumn and winter season. Haemoglobin concentration, Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Total Erythrocyte Count (TEC) and Total Leucocyte Count (TLC) were significantly (P<0.05) higher in spring as compared to control and similar result was found in summer, autumn and winter seasons.
Assessment of fish diversity and hydrobiological parameters of holy river Saryu at Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh
The present study deals with water quality assessment and fish diversity during October-2023 to March-2024 in the Saryu River, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh; to find the correlation between fish biodiversity and water quality parameters. The result of the present study reveals the occurrence of 51 species of fish representing 34 genera and belonging to 17 families. The Cyprinid family was dominant, 37% belonged to this family, followed by the catfish family Bagridae (six species, three genera), and the remaining class in the present study. Various diversity indexes have been used to assess fish diversity. Fish diversity is also correlated with physicochemical variables. The Shannon Diversity Index for site 1 (Guptar Ghat), it varies from 2.187 to 3.17, and for site 2 (Dhemwa Ghat), it varies from 2.613 to 3.219. As per the comparison between the two sites, site 2 has lower values than site 1, which indicates that site 1 had higher fish biodiversity during the research period. The Simpson's Diversity Index Value It fluctuates between 0.7868 and 0.9539 for site 1 and between 0.8772 and 0.9585 for site 2. The Margalef index values for Site 1 and Site 2 range from 2.7 to 4.35 and 2.6 to 4.06, respectively. Greater species diversity is indicated by a higher Margalef index.
Insecticidal activity of Mentha rotundifolia essential oil against Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), pest of stored grains in Setif, Algeria.
This study aims to determine the insecticidal effect of Mentha rotundifolia essential oil on the post-harvest cereal pest Rhyzoperthadominica and to evaluate the doses and times required to kill 50% and 90% of the insect populations through two tests: contact and inhalation. The results show a strong biocidal effect on adult of Rhyzoperthadominica due to the different doses applied over time. The lethal dose DL50 was estimated to kill 50% of the insects with 0.377 µL in the contact test, while the lethal doses DL50 and DL90 were estimated to kill 50% and 90% of the insect population with 1.187 µL and 4.390 µL in the inhalation test. The essential oil of Mentha rotundifolia is toxic and can thus be used as a biopesticide.
Interaction and Analysis of Direct and Indirect Contributions of Shoot Fly Resistance Traits on Sorghum Fodder Yield
This research investigated the interrelationship between sorghum yield, traits related to shoot fly resistance, and their combined influence on green fodder yield. Two hundred and ten Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs) were evaluated during the kharif season of 2018 at the Instructional Dairy Farm of the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. Correlation among 18 measurable traits was computed along with the direct and indirect effects of seventeen independent traits on green fodder yield. Green fodder yield exhibited highly significant positive correlation with dry fodder yield followed by stem diameter. Path coefficient analysis revealed that dry fodder yield, stem diameter, days to emergence, plant height, leaf length, leaf width, 1000 grain weight have direct positive effect on green fodder yield. Selection based on these traits, either individually or in combination, could effectively identify high-yielding lines for green fodder production, contributing to enhanced shoot fly resistance in sorghum breeding programs.
Unveiling Gene Action and Combining Ability for yield and Morphophysiological traits in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Water-Deficit Stress
Utilizing a half -diallel mating design, eight parental genotypes were crossed to generate F1 crosses, under water deficit (rainfed) conditions. Analysis of variance of combining ability revealed the significant (p<0.01) influence of both general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) on the 17 traits under study. C306 was identified as the superior general combiner for traits such as plant height, peduncle length, thousand grain weight, biological yield per plant, and grain yield per plant. UP2572 exhibited the best general combining ability for canopy temperature depression, flag leaf area, and awn length. The cross C306×WH1142 was identified as the best combination for days to heading, biological yield per plant, and grain yield per plant, while for grain filling duration and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), the cross PBW660×WH1080 was identified as the best. Non-additive gene action predominated across all the traits examined. The dominance ratio revealed that the dominance gene action governed fourteen traits except for days to heading, days to maturity, and the NDVI those demonstrating overdominance. The identified parental lines and cross-combinations represent useful genetic resources that can withstand water deficits, and their progenies in later generations demonstrating superior trait performances over those of their parents can be employed in breeding for water deficit stress tolerance. Furthermore, the genetic insights obtained can be used to develop breeding strategies for improving drought tolerance traits, which will lead to the development of resilient wheat cultivars for water-deficit environments.