Tractor wheel slippage is a critical parameter for fuel consumption and field performance
and should not exceed 15%. Several attempts have been made to study the wheel slippage …

Cassava is one of the world's staple crops and an important economic and food crop for one
billion people. It holds significant value in food, feed, and industrial raw materials. However …

Performance of a Sifang mini rice combine, originally developed in China, was evaluated
under local farmer field conditions in Benin. Results from field evaluation show that the …

Cassava (Manihot species) is a crop of the humid tropics that belongs to the family
Euphorbiaceae. Cultivated forms belong to the species “Manihot esculenta Crantz” and …

Weeding is a common farming practice for optimal emergence, growth and maturity of crops.
Smallholders in Central Africa use a traditional hoe for weed control. This is a hard and time …

Cassava has become an important food security crop in Ghana over the years and in most
parts of sub-Saharan Africa; making it the single most important source of dietary energy …

Indonesia is the second country producing Cassava (Manihotesculenta Crantz) after
Nigeria. One of the Indonesian Province, Lampung, is a Cassava central land in Indonesia …

Fusarium wilt disease is still a production constraint in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)
cultivation. The disease is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum (Fo), which to date …

Performance of a Yanmar DB 1000 mechanised paddy thresher was comparatively
assessed against manual threshing by impact method using a locally-made wooden box for …

Cassava harvesting is highly labour intensive and a partially mechanized operation. The
design of cutting blade needs to be optimized to obtain minimum energy requirement and …