Important Achievements:

1. DEPARTMENT GRANTED PATENT ON HYBRID COMBINE HARVESTER

Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering has been granted a patent for an invention entitled “A hybrid combine harvester” for the term of 20 years in accordance with the provisions of the Patents Act, 1970 . The hybrid combine harvester was developed in the department under the Doctoral project.

2. DOCTORAL STUDENT GOT SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SRF)

Er. Shiva Bhambota (L-2014-AE-133-D), a PhD student of the department received senior research fellowship (SRF) from CSIR, New Delhi for two years (2017-2019). He worked on the project entitled “Development and evaluation of vertical disc type vegetable transplanter for cell type nursery” under the guidance of Dr. A K Dixit, Principal Scientist (FMPE).

Er. Neeraj Kumar Singh (L-2017-AE-102-D), a PhD student of the department received senior research fellowship (SRF) from CSIR, New Delhi for two years (2019-2021). He worked on the project entitled “Design, Development and Evaluation of Paddy Transplanter for wash root type nursery” under the guidance of Dr. S S Thakur, Principal Scientist (FMPE).

3. PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY SIGNS MoA WITH PI FOUNDATION FOR LUCKY SEED DRILL

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with PI Foundation, Gurgaon to manufacture and distribute the Lucky Seed Drill (machine fitted with automatic spraying attachment) based on technology developed by the university. The technology would help in natural resource conservation, especially water and the pact would benefit the underprivileged and marginal farmers by ensuring the adoption of the technology of direct seeded rice (DSR).

4. PAU INKS PACT FOR “PAU SUPER STRAW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM” TECHNOLOGY

The Punjab Agricultural University has entered into agreement with forty three industries for commercialization of “PAU Super SMS” Technology. PAU super SMS is a unique attachment for combine harvesters which cuts, chops and uniformly spreads loose straw coming out of the harvester during harvesting of paddy. The machine will facilitate the operations of other in situ straw management machinery like happy seeder, spatial no till drill mould board plough etc, which will ultimately stop the burning of paddy straw and help farmers enhance soil productivity with in situ paddy straw management.

5. PAU INKS PACT FOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF 'PAU CUTTER CUM SPREADER' TECHNOLOGY

The Punjab Agricultural University has entered into agreement with two industries namely Thind Mechanical Works, Amritsar and Amrik Agricultural Industries, Batala, for commercialization of “PAU Cutter cum Spreader” technology. The “PAU Cutter cum Spreader” is low cost and practically applicable technology for cutting, chopping and uniform spreading of paddy straw in combine harvested paddy fields. The machine has low running cost and can be operated with 35 to 40 HP tractors with capacity of 2 acres per hour. The machine will facilitate the operations of other insitu straw management machinery like “PAU Happy Seeder”, Mould Board Plough etc, which will ultimately halt paddy straw burning and help farmers to enhance soil productivity with in-situ paddy straw management.

6.PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY SIGNS MoA FOR PAU SAMRT SEEDER TECHNOLOGY

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Ten manufacturers for PAU Smart seeder Technolgy. This machine is developed by the university. PAU smart seeder manages the paddy residue by incorporation & surface mulching and thus, smartly retains the benefits of both Happy Seeder and Super Seeder in a single machine. PAU Smart Seeder places wheat seeds in a well-tilled narrow band of soil and covers the seed rows with soil, using furrow closing rollers.This machine can be operated with a 45 to 50 hp tractor. The field capacity and fuel consumption of the machine is 0.4 ha/h and 5.5 l/acre, respectively.

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