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)
07 Dec 2025 (Vol - 56 , Issue- 12 )
31 Dec 2025 (Vol - 56 , Issue 12 )
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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
Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security: Insights from Rural-Urban Fringe of Bangalore, India
This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on food security across the rural-urban interface of Bangalore. The primary data for the study was collected from 482 households through telephonic survey. The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) approach was used to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity. The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 70 per cent of the households were food secure across rural, transition, and urban gradients of the north and south transect of Bangalore, while the percentage of food insecurity ranges from 7 to 30 per cent. Variables associated with food security status in the rural-urban interface of Bangalore were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. The results revealed that COVID-19 had positive influence on food insecurity status. The adverse effect of COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a rise in food insecurity, low dietary consumption, and malnutrition. Thus, study highlighted the need for further investment in targeted social protection strategies and safety nets as part of multi-sectoral solutions to improve household food security during such pandemic periods.
Diversity among rough lemon of Assam in accordance with tree and leaf characters
Rough lemon is considered as the third most important citrus species of North Eastern Region of India. This rank is addressed to it not only because of its importance as a potent rootsock but also because of its nutritious, delicious and aromatic fruits. But due to highly cross pollinated nature of citrus, there is a wide variability of the species visible in the region. This variation is mainly recognised after the bearing of fruits. However, the leaf and tree characters can also be considered for identification and grouping of jambhiri species of different types. In this paper, clustering of collections was done based on leaf and tree characters. Locational diversity of rough lemon can also be observed and effect of location is also found profound from this study.
Various physical aspects in Chrysanthemum cv. Zembla influenced using LED lights in a growth panel
LED technology has emerged as a recent trend in alternative lighting system in greenhouses as well as growth chambers for various horticultural crops. The experiment was conducted in CPCT-IARI (ICAR), New Delhi under a constructed growth panel system. Potted plants of Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Zembla were used as an experimental crop. The lighting sources consisted of: Fluorescent light, LEDs (red, blue, white) and mixture of LEDs (80% red and 20% blue). The various LED sources had a significant impact on various physical parameters. The treatment with 80% red and 20% blue LED resulted in an overall increase in height, stem diameter, leaf area and number, and leaf area index. Whereas, least increase in plant height was observed with blue LED, Leaf area, number and leaf area index were observed to be minimum in white LEDs. This LED system can prove to be a beneficial investment in plant programing and to get greater stem length as desired by the cut flower market.
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer, Tillage Intensity, and Residue Management on Crop Productivity in Rice-Wheat Systems
The influence of tillage practices, residue management, and nitrogen fertilizer application on root properties and crop productivity was investigated in this study. Deep tillage (DT) at 45 cm depth versus shallow tillage (ST) at 15 cm depth were compared in main plots, while residue management strategies (Conventional tillage with residue (CT+R), Conventional tillage without residue (CT-R), Minimum tillage with residue (MT+R), and Minimum tillage without residue (MT-R)) and different levels of fertilizer-N application (75%, 100%, and 125% recommended) were tested in sub-plots and sub-subplots, respectively. Results indicated that tillage depth had no significant impact on the growth attributes and productivity of rice and wheat. However, conventional tillage (CT) with or without residue retention significantly increased rice grain yield compared to minimum tillage (MT). Wheat productivity was not significantly affected by tillage and residue management interactions. Application of 125% recommended fertilizer-N resulted in significantly higher yields for both rice and wheat compared to 75%, although it was statistically similar to 100%. Thus, it can be concluded that fertilizer-N management combined with residue retention under variable tillage intensity significantly influences crop productivity and root properties
Ecologically Sustainable Approaches for Mitigating Root Rot of Pea
The present investigation had been undertaken in the Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, CSK HPKV, Palampur during 2017-2019. The study identified Fusarium solani f. sp. pisi as the causative agent of pea root rot in the region. Pathogenicity tests revealed distinct symptoms, including blackening and maceration of roots, accompanied by leaf yellowing. Various disease management approaches were evaluated in vitro, with Vermicompost exhibiting the highest mycelial inhibition (36.7%) among composts. Trichoderma harzianum strain SMA-5 emerged as the most effective bioagent, displaying a 76.0% mycelial inhibition. Eupatorium adenophorum extracts showcased notable botanical efficacy (38.9% mycelial inhibition). Jeevamrit and Panchgavya proved potent among organic inputs, with Jeevamrit achieving complete mycelial inhibition at 8% concentration. For eco-friendly management module, soil amendment with Vermicompost @ 10 tonnes/ ha + chopped Eupatorium adenophorum leaves @ 20 tonnes/ ha and further seed treatment with Jeevamrit @ 5ml/ kg seed + Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 5ml/ kg seed + Trichoderma harzianum (SMA-5) @ 5g/ kg was found best against test pathogen with 60.87 % disease control.