Research and Development

Farm mechanization for sugarcane crop and orchard crop management as well as for dry land farming was identified as major thrust area by the centre.

The centre has designed, developed and commercialized improved implements as given below.

• Bullock drawn Jyoti multi-crop planter
• Manually drawn Jyoti single row multi-crop planter
• Bullock drawn Jyoti sugarcane inter-culturing implement
• Bullock drawn Jyoti multipurpose hoe
• Tractor drawn Jyoti multi-crop planter
• Tractor operated sugarcane trash shredder
• Power tiller drawn Phule multi-crop planter
• Tractor operated banana stem shredder
• Tractor operated Phule ridger-planter
• Low hp tractor drawn Phule multicrop planter
• Power operated onion detopper-cum-grader
• Manually operated Phule drumstick harvester
• Tractor operated Phule check basin former
• Power operated Phule sugarcane sett cutter
• Tractor operated Phule sugarcane seedling transplanter
• Tractor operated Phule hydro mechanically controlled inter row cum intra row weeder for orchards

The research and development work on tractor operated hydro mechanically controlled mould board plough for orchards, tractor operated horizontal two side discharge shredder for orchards, tractor operated slurry dispenser for orchards and tractor operated banana stem shredder, tractor operated mechanical automatic reversible M B plough and tractor operated sugarcane leaf shreader is in progress at this centre.

Prototype Manufacturing Workshop (PMW)

Under PMW, the centre has fabricated and sold different agricultural implements to the farmers. The centre has encouraged and promoted many entrepreneurs to take up mass production of improved implements in Maharashtra State and through these manufacturers; different hand tools and improved farm implements have been supplied to the farmers during last decade.

Agricultural Implements and hand tools Fabricated under PMW

Prototype Feasibility Testing (PFT)

Besides, many improved implements were extensively tested by the centre under PFT activity viz., small tractor (13.8 kw) operated sugarcane inter-culturing implement, tractor operated raised bed planter, tractor operated Tycoon sprayer with rotary nozzle, I.I.T. , Kharagpur power operated hold on type paddy thresher, tractor operated banana stem shredder(MPKV), tractor operated banana clump remover, tractor operated ASA- Lift onion detopper-digger, BCS reaper-binder, tractor operated Agricola make vegetable seeder, tractor operated root crop harvester (PAU), tractor operated air sleeve boom sprayer for pomegranate, tractor operated Pant-ICAR sub-soiler cum differential rate fertilizer applicator (GBPUAT),Tractor operated turmeric rhizome planter (TNAU) tractor operated root crop harvester (Comm.), tractor operated fertilizer dibbler for ratoon sugarcane crop ,tractor operated onion seeder (Comm.) , tractor operated sugarcane manager (IISR), tractor operated pneumatic planter (CIAE), self-propelled BCS reaper-binder (Comm.) etc.

Front Line Demonstrations (FLD)

In order to create awareness about the utility of improved agricultural implements, it is necessary to demonstrate the improved agricultural implements on the farmers’ fields as well as University Research Farms. Under FLD activity, the centre has extensively demonstrated improved farm implements on the farmers fields as well as University Farm during the period under review.

• MPKV tractor operated multi-crop planter
• Bullock drawn Brahma long boom sprayer
• Tractor operated roto till-drill
• Tractor operated MPKV sugarcane trash shredder
• MPKV chopper type tynes for power tiller rotavator for sugarcane trash shredding
• Tractor operated pit digger
• Tractor operated MPKV banana stem shredder
• Horticultural tools
• Tractor operated power harrow
• Tractor operated multi-crop planter
• Tractor operated Phule check basin former
• Power operated Phule sugarcane sett cutter
• Tractor operated Phule sugarcane seedling transplanter
• Tractor operated root crop harvester.

Recommendation

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Recommendation	Scientist Involved	Year
Tractor Operated Phule Hydro Mechanically Controlled Inter Row Cum Intra Row Weeder For Orchards	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. M. M. Pacharane, Er. R. K. Rathod;	2019
Tractor Operated Phule Sugarcane Seedling Transplanter	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Er. R. K. Rathod;	2017
Power Operated Phule Sugarcane Sett Cutter	Dr. S. M. Nalawade, Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. P. B. Kadam, Er. R. K. Rathod;	2017
Power Operated Phule Mechanical Sheller For Medicinal Nuts	Dr. S. M. Nalawade, Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. P. B. Kadam,Er. R. V. Sanglikar,Er. R. K. Rathod;	2016
Tractor Operated Phule Check Basin Former	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Er. R. K. Rathod;	2016
Manually Operated Phule Mechanical Sheller For Medicinal Nuts	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh;	2014
Small Hp (Less Than 25 Hp) Tractor Operated Phule Multicrop Planter	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. S. V. Rane, Prof. P. B. Kadam;	2013
Power Tiller Drawn Phule Multicrop Planter	Prof. S. M. Nalawade, Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. S. V. Rane,Prof. P. B. Kadam;	2013
Small Hp Tractor Operated Phule Sugarcane Earthing Up Cum Fertilizer Applicator	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. S. V. Rane;	2012
Tractor Operated Phule Multicrop Ridger-Planter	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. S. V. Rane;	2012
Self Propelled Phule Lucerne Harvester	Dr. P. A. Turbatmath, Prof. R. T. Jadhav, Prof. S. V. Rane,Prof. V. D. Deshmukh;	2011
Tractor Operated Phule Onion Transplanter	Dr. P. A. Turbatmath, Prof. R. T. Jadhav, Prof. S. V. Rane,Prof. V. D. Deshmukh;	2011
Tractor Operated Phule Banana Stem Shredder	Dr. P. A. Turbatmath, Prof. R. T. Jadhav, of. J. S. Deshpande, Prof. S. V. Rane, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh;	2008
Tractor Drawn Jyoti Multicrop Planter	Prof. R. T. Jadhav, Dr. P. A. Turbatmath, Prof. J. S. Deshpande, Prof. S. V. Rane, Prof. V. D. Deshmukh, Prof. V. Kadu;	1997
Bullock Drawn Jyoti Multicrop Planter	Prof. R. T. Jadhav, Dr. P. A. Turbatmath, Prof. J. S. Deshpande, Prof. S. V. Rane;	1990

Award/Recognition

Sr. No.	Award/Recognition	Event/Society/Agency	Venue	Year
1	Choudhary Devilal Outstanding All India Coordinated Research Project Award-2018 (Awarded to AICRP on FIM, CIAE, Bhopal and contribution of AICRP on FIM, MPKV, Rahuri center duly acknowledged by Project Coordinator, AICRP on FIM, CIAE, Bhopal)	ICAR, New Delhi	New Delhi	2019
2	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Professor and Principal Investigator has been conferred the Prestigious Award “Agrocare Idol Award 2020” for excellent work in the field of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension	Agrocare Krishimanch, Nashik	Nashik	2020
3	Dr. T. B. Bastewad, Professor and Principal Investigator has been conferred the Prestigious Award “Adarsh Vidya Saraswati Rashtriya Puraskar” for valuable and noble work in the field of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension	Glacier Journal Research Foundation, Global Management Council	Ahmedabad	2020
4	Dr. R K Rathod, Senior Research Assistant, has been conferred ‘University Gold Medal-2020’ for outstanding academic performance in Ph. D. studies (Farm Machinery and Power Engineering) in the Faculty of Engineering	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan)	Udaipur	2020
5	Dr. R K Rathod, Senior Research Assistant has been conferred the Prestigious “Best Young Scientist Award” for outstanding work in the field of Agricultural Research and Extension	Glacier Journal Research Foundation, Global Management Council	Ahmedabad	2020
6	Dr. R K Rathod, Senior Research Assistant has been conferred the Prestigious “Adarsh Vidya Saraswati Rashtriya Puraskar “ for outstanding work in the field of Agricultural Research and Extension	Glacier Journal Research Foundation, Global Management Council	Ahmedabad	2020
7	Mr. N. S. Kshirsagar, Technician has been conferred the “Adarsh Krishi Karmachari Puraskar” for valuable work for society and in the field of Agricultural Education.	Rashtriya Charmakar Mahasangh	Solapur	2020