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Item Aquaculture in homestead coconut gardens of Kerala(2007-02-08) Vidhan Singh, T.; Hegde, M.R.; Mathew, A.C.; Swamy, K.G.N.Item Coconut based mixed farming systems and its economic advantages(Coconut Development Board, 2000-07) Maheswarappa, H.P.; Sairam, C.V.; Dhanapal, R.; Vidhan Singh, T.; Hegde, M.R.Item Coconut chips a new coconut kernel based product(2005) Bosco, S.J.D.; Vidhan Singh, T.Item Coconut climbing methods and devices: A participatory analysis of constraints and strategies(2011) Thamban, C.; Mathew, A.C.; Muralidharan, K.; Subramanian, P.; Vidhan Singh, T.; Madhavan, K.Socio-economic characteristics, extent of knowledge about integrated management of selected pest and diseases of coconut and technical efficiency of mechanical climbing devices were analysed in a study conducted among 87 coconut climbers in Kasaragod District. Matrix scoring, one of the Participatory Rural Appraisal tools, was employed to elicit data for the participatory assessment of the climbing devices. Among the climbers 22 per cent were illiterate, 57 per cent had primary school level of education, eight per cent were landless and 64 per cent were having only 10 to 50 cents of land holding. Only 14 per cent of the climbers used mechanical devices for climbing coconut palms. Seventy four per cent of the climbers attended to plant protection measures, mainly control measures for bud rot disease and rhinoceros beetle, apart form harvesting and crown cleaning. Except one climber, none of them had attended any training on PP measures in coconut. Majority of the climbers did not possess the required level of knowledge about the control measures recommended against bud rot disease and rhinoceros beetle infestation. The average time taken to set the device on the tree was more for the Chemberi Joseph model of climbing device but it took less time for climbing up the tree. CPCRI model was assessed better on the dimension of safety for the climber and simplicity in the design of the device. Chemberi Joseph model was assessed better on the dimensions of less drudgery involved in climbing, suitability for using under all weather situations and cost of the device.Item Coconut Timber Utilization(2000-07) Mathew, A.C.; Vidhan Singh, T.; Bosco, S.J.D.Item Coconut Timber Utilization(Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, 1998-03) Mathew, A.C.; Vidhan Singh, T.; Bosco, S.J.D.Item Design and development of a smoke free 1000 nuts copra dryer(Central Plantation Crops Research Institute Kasaragod - 671 124,Kerala, 1998) Vidhan Singh, T.Item Design and development of an indirect heating type shell fired copra dryer(2006) Vidhan Singh, T.A shell fired copra dryer was designed and developed to dry coconut in 24 h which works on indirect heating and natural convection principles using coconut shell as fuel. The capacity of the dryer developed was1000 nuts per batch. The drying air temperature in the drying chamber was 80°C. The unique burner designed generated heat for 5 hours without tending and the heat is retained for one more hour. No electrical energy is used in this dryer making it farmer friendly. Once the fuel is charged it produces heat for 6 hours thereby allowing the farmer to do other works as compared to other dryers where in fuel is loaded once in 15-20 minutes. Smoke does not come into contact with the copra; hence the copra produced is of good quality. About 100 grams of shell charcoal is also produced during the final phase of heating.Item Design and development of manually operated coconut splitting device(2011) Vidhan Singh, T.Item Design and Development of power operated husking machine(Central Plantation Crops Research Institute Kasaragod - 671 124,Kerala, 1986) Bosco, S.J.D.; Vidhan Singh, T.Item Design and development of power tiller operated basin opener(Pre and post harvest technology division Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod - 671 124,Kerala,INDIA, 1996-05) Vidhan Singh, T.Item Design and development of power tiller operated coconut basin opener(2007-02-08) Vidhan Singh, T.Every year, organic as well as inorganic fertilizers are applied to coconut palm by opening basins of 1.8m radius and 15-20 cm depth sloping towards the periphery for achieving higher productivity. This is a labour intensive job and therefore, the cost of application of fertilizer has become higher. A simple attachment has been designed and developed, which can be attached behind the modified rotor blade of the power tiller. This mainly consists of a soil dispenser which has a rectangular structure with straight surface at the left side (from behind the power tiller) and curved surface at the right side. Mild steel sheet of 18 gauge thickness, 200 mm width, at left end and 300 mm at the right end is gradually curved from left to right for easy moment of soil. A scraper blade made of spring steel plate of 760 x 80 x 6 mm, with the bottom end sharpened to cut the soil, was welded to the lower portion of the soil dispenser. During anticlockwise movement of the power tiller, a basin of 1.8m radius and 15-20 cm depth is obtained in about 5 minutes. The cost of the implement is Rs. 2000/- and the cost of opening one basin is Rs. 8.55/-.Item Development of a coconut de-shelling machine(2006) Vidhan Singh, T.; Udhayakumar, R.Item Economic analysis of coconut - based mixed farming systems(2007-02-08) Maheswarappa, H.P.; Sairam, C.V.; Dhanapal, R.; Vidhan Singh, T.; Hegde, M.R.Item Harvest and post harvest technology of cocoa(2007-02) Vidhan Singh, T.Item Impact of integrated mixed farming system in coconut (Cocos nucifera) garden on coconut yield and economic analysis(2007-02) Maheswarappa, H.P.; Hegde, M.R.; Dhanapal, R.; Sairam, C.V.; Vidhan Singh, T.An experiment was conducted to study the effect of integrated mixed farming system in coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) garden on coconut yield and economics. With mixed farming there was an increase in the nutrition status of coconut and nut yield over the years. The economic analysis of this system for the period, 1989-90 to 1997-98, realized a net return between Rs 49,700 and Rs 126,900. The cash flow analysis performed using a discount rate of 14% realized the benefit: cost of 1.36, the net present worth of the system was Rs 286,500, the internal rate of return was 27.44% and the pay back period was 5 years.Item Indirect heating type copra dryer in India(APCC, 2008-07) Vidhan Singh, T.Item Integrated Coconut Based Farming System for Sustainable Agriculture(2007-02) Maheswarappa, H.P.; Dhanapal, R.; Vidhan Singh, T.; Hegde, M.R.Item Plantation Crops(Associated Publishing Co., 2008) Vidhan Singh, T.; Prasath, D.Item Snow Ball Tender Nut A Nutritive Drink And Snack(2005) Bosco, S.J.D.; Vidhan Singh, T.