Importance of farm mechanization. Classification of machinery & implements used on farm for raising crops.

Introduction to various primary tillage implements,functions,constructional details, adjustments and study of different plough viz. mould board plough, disc plough, rotary tiller/ rotavator and chisel plough.

Introduction to various secondary tillage implements. Study of cultivators & harrows, their types, functions & constructional details, clod crusher & plankers.

Introduction to various seeding and planting machinery for various crops. Study of components & functions of seed drills & planters; Concept of minimum tillage technology including zero till, strip till drill, raised bed planters and other conservation agriculture machinery.

Introduction to various tools used for interculture, study of their functions and constructional details

Familiarization with the manure spreaders & granular fertilizer spreading
equipment, study of their functions and importance.

Familiarization with various type of dusters and sprayers . Study of their constructional details, function & principle of operation. Study of various types of the nozzles used in the sprayers and calibration of sprayers.

Field capacities, field efficiency, cost analysis and selection of farm machinery, BIS Standards of Farm Machinery and Specifications.

To study the constructional features and different components of the following agricultural implements/ farm machines:

4. Principle of Agricultural Engineering Volume-I b y A.M. Michael & T.P.Ojha;

Jain brothers.