AKTU Seed Process Engineering (BAG053) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year
Seed Process Engineering BAG053
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Syllabus — Seed Process Engineering
Download PDFBAG053 · 3 credits · L-T-P 3-0-0
| Scheme and Credits | L-T-P | Theory Marks Test Assig/Att. | Sessional | Total | Credit |
| 3-0-0 | 100 | 30 | 20 | 150 | 3 |
| Pre-requisites (if any) | Basic knowledge of unit operations, drying and storage concepts. |
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
| CO 1 | Understand about seed processing and its importance and machines used for seed processing operations. | K & K 1 2 |
| CO 2 | Understand and analyze seed driers, cleaners, graders and separators. | K 2 |
| CO 3 | Understand about seed treatment, precautions regarding the seed treatment, Seed packaging, stitching, bag closing machines, automatic weighing machines and tagging etc. | K 2 |
| CO 4 | Illustrate the design and principle of seed storage structures. | K 4 |
| CO 5 | Understand about seed conveyors, objectives and concepts of seed certification and analyze the design and construction of seed plant layout. | K & K 2 4 |
K - Remember, K - Understand, K - Apply, K - Analyze, K -Evaulate, K - Create
Course Content
Seed processing and its importance, principles of seed processing, seed industry and seed acts; Development of seed industry in India, Preparing seed for processing; Seed conditioning machines. Debearder machines, Hand and power operated shelling machines; Seed cleaning, grading and separating machines& their design.
Seed drying, natural and mechanical, dryers for seeds. Types & operation and maintenance of seed dryers;
Seed cleaning; different type of air-screen cleaning/ separating machines, Seed grading; different types of seed graders such as length and breadth separators, disc separators, Indented cylinder separator, gravity separator; De-stoner; Air classifier Magnetic separators, colour separators and operation, care & maintenance of cleaners and graders.
Seed treatment; types of treatment, methods and related equipments such as liquid treaters, slurry treaters, dust and fumigants, precautions regarding the seed treatment and ISI recommendations; Seed packaging, stitching and bag closing machines, automatic weighing machines and tagging etc.
Seed storage; principles of seed storage, storage structures; Dehumidifiers to control temp, RH and moisture, changes in seed quality during storage. CAP storage of hermetically sealed storages; Grain bins and silos, drying-cum-storage bins and their design.
Seed conveyors; bucket elevators, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, trucks Wagons; Repair and maintenance of different types of conveying devices; Seed plant layout design and construction. Objectives and concepts of seed certification; seed certification agencies, minimum seed certification standards for breeder's seed, certified seeds, field and seed inspection, methods of inspection, Post harvest inspection seed legislation loess.
- Multon,J.L. (1989). Preservation and Storage of Grains, Seeds and their By‐Products: Cereals, oil Seeds, Pulses and Animal Feed. CBS Publishing and Distributions, Delhi.
- Vijaya Raghavan, S. (1994). Grain Storage Engineering & Technology. Batra Book Service, New Delhi.
- Chakravarty,A . (1995). Post Harvest technology of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds. Oxford and IBH Pub.Co.Calcutta.
- Majumdar, A.S . (2000). Drying Technology in Agriculture & Food Science. Oxford and IBH Publishing House.
- Agrawal, R.L. "Seed Technology". Oxford & IBH Publication, Co. Pvt Ltd, New Delhi-1994.
- Gregg, B.R., Law, A.G. Virdi, S.S. and Balis.J.S. "Seed Processing", National seed corpn. New Delhi, 1990.
- Douglas, J.E. "Seed Certification Mannual" National seeds corpn. New Delhi, 1970.
- Saxena, R.P. "Beej Sansadhan (Hindi). Directorate, Translation and Publication", G.B.Pant University Pantnagar, 1984.
- Douglas. J.E. "Seed Production Mannual". National Seeds Corporation and Rockfeller Foundation. New Delhi, 1969.
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