Effects of Rotary Mower Blade Cutting Angles on the Pulverization of Sweet Potato Vine
Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 2014 A rotary mower with five different blade cutting angles was tested at five different cutting speeds to determine the resultant pulverized percentage of sweet potato vine (< 28 mm) and the power consumed (Joule). The best results for effects of interaction between blade angles and mower speeds was achieved by the 30° blade angle at 2440 rpm with highest
Kakahy, Amer N. N. +4 more
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Factors Affecting Adoption of Improved Sweet Potatoes Varieties in Developing Countries: Literature Review. [PDF]
Plant Environ InteractABSTRACT This literature review examines the factors influencing the adoption of improved sweet potato varieties (ISPVs) in developing countries. Drawing on 17 studies conducted primarily in Africa and South Asia, the review categorizes influencing factors into socio‐economic, institutional, agronomic, post‐harvest, psychological, geographic ...
Tandane H, Waized B, Turuka F.
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Development of a Vine Crusher for Harvesting Sweet Potato [PDF]
Journal of Biosystems Engineering, 2011 This study was carried out to develop a vine crusher for harvesting sweet potato. The experimental two-row vine crusher attachable to agricultural tractor composed of vine crushing part with frail type vine crushing blades and vine lifting blades, power transmission part with chain and gear transmission mechanism, crushing height control part with two ...
Sung-Il Kang +3 more
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Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2021 Background: Sweet potato producers in Kenya practice either sole cropping of or relay cropping and rarely do intercropping which aims at maximizing on time and space. Objective.
Caleb Wangira Mbayaki +1 more
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Social-cognitive factors influencing household decisions to grow orange-fleshed sweet potato in Uganda [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Article; Published online: 16 Jan 2020This study examined the role of social-cognitive factors in farmers’ decisions to cultivate orange-fleshed sweetpotato as a food-based approach to alleviating vitamin A deficiency among rural households ...
Matsiko, F., Ndaula, S., Sseguya, H.
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Evaluation of Promising Sweet potato Clones for Higher Root Yield and Dry Matter Content
Planta Tropika: Jurnal Agrosains, 2021 Dry matter content is one of the important characteristics of sweet potatoes in addition to high yield. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of promising sweet potato clones for higher root yield and dry matter content.
Wiwit Rahajeng +3 more
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Effects of feeding angles and cutting speeds of a mower knife with serrated edges on the pulverization of sweet potato vines [PDF]
, 2013 A study was conducted to test the effects of three different speeds of 1830, 2066 and 2440 rpm of a mower knife with serrated edges and two different feeding angles of 45° and 90° on the pulverization of sweet potato vines. The results indicated that all
Ahmad, Desa +4 more
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Effect of Different Levels of N.P.K. 15:15:15 Fertilizer Application on the Yield of Sweet Potato (Ipomea Batatas) in South-South Nigeria [PDF]
, 2017 This research was carried in Delta state Polytechnic School of Agriculture teaching farm in Delta state Polytechnic Ozoro in Isoko North local government area of delta state, Nigeria.
B, O. U. (Okobia), I, N. E. (Nmor)
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Effects of knife shapes and cutting speeds of a mower on the percentage pulverization of sweet potato vine [PDF]
, 2013 The effects of a rotary slasher with two different shapes of knives (L and Y-shaped) at three cutting speeds (1830, 2066 and 2044 rpm) were studied on percentage of pulverization of sweet potato vine passing through the sieve (< 28 mm2).
Ahmad, Desa +4 more
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Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2023 Sweet potato is among the most important food security crops in Ethiopia. However, its productivity is constrained by poor soil fertility and a lack of improved varieties.
Mesfin Dawit, Abera Habte
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