Background: India is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Bihar are Indian states have maximum production of sugarcane. During 2019, approximately 307 lakh tonnes of sugarcane was produced in India, which is nearly 11.8 per cent of the global sugarcane production. Sugarcane crop has very long leaves. Stripping of sugarcane leaves is a major problem, which requires labor-intensive effort. Therefore, to resolve this problem, a tractor operated sugarcane stripper machine was designed using the computer aided design (CAD) software. Methods: In main frame of CAD design, a power transmission system, transportation system, feed hopper conveyer, sugarcane de-topper and a stripper system were designed. This machine will reduce human drudgery. Currently, this sugarcane stripper machine is getting very good acceptance nationwide. Further research has been undertaken at Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. This machine was designed. Result: Use of this machine will also help in reducing the cost and time of operation. In future, this machine will help in improving quality of stripping as well as ensuring effective utilization of the resources. The Design and development of sugarcane leaf stripper machine will play a significant role.

In this present research paper analysis of the performance of tractor-operated sugarcane leaf stripper is performed. India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane and Sugarcane is the most prominent cash crop. The sugarcane harvesting process is labour intensive and takes around 850-1000 working man-hours per hectare when sugarcane is harvested manually and de-trashing alone takes 400 man-hours in manual harvesting procedures for removal of tops. Mechanized leaf stripper is developed and fabricated to prevent labour and accident and the performance of the machine is evaluated on MCO-238, K-269 and R-94184 variety of sugarcane. The data regarding de-topping time and stripping rate are taken and the effect of parameters namely Length of, Girth and number of Buds of the stalk are evaluated. The machine was operated at a roller speed of rpm. The results showed that length and number of buds affect the stripping time significantly and the length of stalk and girth of the stalk has a significant impact on the stripping rate. For stripping rate the most dominant and significant factor was the length of the stalk: MOC-238 has 62.35% contribution, K-269 has 78.10% contribution and a case of R-94184 has 60.72% contribution. The second significant factors were girth with the contribution of 33.30%, 20.53% and 36.44% contribution in MCO-238, K-269 and R-94184 varieties respectively. The factor, number of buds remained insignificant.

The study took place at SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P), India, 210203. Studying the physical properties of linseed were studied for two varieties SHUATS Alsi-2 and Neelam, with moisture contents (d.b) of 7.473%, 10.786%, and 14.03%. The average number of capsules per plant was found to be 36.88. The average number of seeds per capsule was found to be 8.12. Linseed's length, width, and thickness were measured to be 8.11, 6.94, and 6.87 mm, respectively. The geometric mean diameter was measured at 7.288 mm. The linear dimensions of the seed were discovered to be an average of 5.308mm, width 2.507mm, and thickness 0.964mm for the SHUATS Alsi-2 variety, and an average of 5.214mm, width 2.448mm, and thickness 0.903 for the Neelam variety. The SHUATS Alsi-2 variety had an average AMD of 2.924mm and a GMD of 2.338mm, whereas the Neelam variety had an average AMD of 2.855mm and a GMD of 2.258mm. The average surface area, sphericity, and volume for the SHUATS Alsi-2 variety were 17.218mm2, 0.441, and 6.741mm3, respectively, whereas the average surface area, sphericity, and volume for the Neelam variety were 16.0403mm2, 0.433, and 6.047mm3. It was also discovered that the mean 7.656gram 1000 grain weight for the linseed variety in SHUATS Alsi-2 and the mean 8.0153gram 1000 grain weight for the linseed variety in Neelam were different. The SHUATS Alsi-2 variety had an average bulk density of 626.64 kg/m3, a true density of 1139.553 kg/m3, and a porosity of 44.847, whereas the Neelam variety had an average bulk density of 673.354 kg/m3, a true density of 1126.174 kg/m3, and a porosity of 40.135.

: A field experiment was conducted to test the intensification and productivity of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) for two consecutive years (2014-15 to 2015-16) at Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Different sugarcane planter and conservative tillage practices were taken as different variables for experiments. Two irrigation treatment I 1 (Pre planting irrigation) and I 2 (Post planting irrigation); two tillage treatment T 1 (Conventional tillage) and T 2 (Rotavator) followed by five planting treatment P 0 (Conventional practice), P 1 (Disc type sugarcane planter), P 2 (Slit type sugarcane planter), P 3 (Ridger type sugarcane planter) P 4 (Furrower type sugarcane planter) were performed and tested under RBD (Factorial 2 x 5 x 2) with three replications. Pre irrigation treatments showed better results as compared to post irrigation with most promising with conventional method of tillage. Although treatment T 7 (I 1 P 3 T 1 ) yields with the highest values of bud germinations (50.37 and 51.71%) at 60 DAP, cane girth (9.31 and 9.67 cm), single cane weight (1.72 and 1.96 kg), cane yield (1074.67 and 1235.53 q/h -1 ). It was concluded that the mechanized planting system requires less labour and is more frugal than the conventional one.KEY WORDS : Sugarcane, Irrigation, Tillage, Cane yield, Planter HOW TO CITE THIS PAPER : Kumar, Manish, Tripathi, Ashok, Dsouza, Prashant M. and Kumar, Devesh (2017). A study on the performance on productivity of sugarcane crop with different combination of tillage operations. Internat. J. Agric. Engg., 10(2) : 340-346,