A Textbook of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering

Basavaraj, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, KAU, Tavanur, Malappuram District, Kerala. He has graduated B.Tech. (Agri.Eng.) from College of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka in 2013 and M.Tech.(Agri.Eng.) specialized in Farm Machinery and Power from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu in 2015. He was worked as Teaching Associate in College of Agricultural Engineering, PJTSAU, Sangareddy, Telangana from 2015-2017. Presently he is doing his Ph.D. studies from Kerala Agricultural University. He has qualified ICAR-JRF examination with 13thrank in 2013 and ICAR-SRF examination with 2ndrank in 2017. He been awarded as Young Scientist Award' in National Conference on Agricultural and Rural Innovations for Sustainable Empowerment (ARISE-2016) at Warangal, Telangana. He has guided two B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) theses. Published 13 full length research articles in national and international journals and published 14 abstracts and review articles in different conferences/symposiums.

D. Srigiri, Assistant Professor, College of Agricultural Engineering, ANGRAU, Madakasira, Ananthapuram District, Andhra Pradesh, He has graduated B.Tech. (Agri.Eng.) in College of Agricultural Engineering, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University in 2013 and M.Tech. (Agri.Eng.) specialized in Farm Machinery and Power from Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University in 2015. He was worked as Teaching Associate in College of Agricultural Engineering, PJTSAU, Sangareddy, Telangana from 2015-2016. Presently he has been working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Enginnering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Madakasira. He has qualified ICAR-SRF examination with 5thrank in 2016. Published 6 full length research articles in national and international journals and published 5 abstracts in different conferences and 10 popular articles in various Telugu magazines. He has guided two B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) theses. He is also life member of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) and Associate Member of Institute of Engineers India (IEI).

Dr. Jayan P.R., Professor (FPM), Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, KCAET (KAU), Tavanur- 679 573. He has graduated in Agricultural Engineering from Kerala Agricultural University, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology,Tavanur in 1990 and post graduate in Farm Power and Machinery in 1993 and Doctor of Philosophy in Farm Machinery and Powerfrom Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in 2003. He started his career as Assistant Engineer (Agri.) in the Department of Agriculture, Government of Kerala in 1993, later on appointed as Assistant Professor (Farm Power and Machinery) in Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (KCAET), Kerala Agri. Univeristy (KAU)-Tavanur in 1994. He was the Head, Department of FPME, from 2009 to August, 2018 and presently continuing as Professor in the Department. Dr. Jayan P. R received INAE - Award for his doctoral research work by the Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi and appreciations for the efforts taken to develop various farm machineries under a State Plan project by Agri. Production Commissioner, Govt. of Kerala. He has been the Principal Investigator for many projects in the farm mechanization sector, member of the test code formulation for farm machines, Ministry of Agri. & Farmers Welfare, Department of AC & FW, M&T Division, Govt of India and member, editorial board, of IJAE, Muzaffar Nagar and Journal of Tropical Agriculture, KAU. He guided UG, PG, Ph.D. student projects as Major Advisor. He has published/presented around 19 papers in international and national journals/symposium/workshops and 23 popular articles in various magazines.