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Table 13.1 (continued)
Particulars
Units
Equivalent
energy
(MJ)
Remarks
IX Byproducts
a. Straw, vines
kg (dry
mass)
12.50
b. Stalks, cobs, wood, fruit
12.50
c. Vines, plant wood
kg (dry
mass)
18.00
d. Leaves, vines and straw
kg (dry
mass)
10.00
e. Cotton seed
kg (dry
mass)
25.00
f. Fibre crop seed other than
cotton and fuel crop seed
kg (dry
mass)
10.00
g. Sugarcane leaves and tops
kg (dry
mass)
16.10
Table 13.2 Sample energy calculations for cotton
Particulars
Energy source
Field preparation
Tractor ploughing
Mechanical-tractor Wt:of the tractor kg
ð Þ
Life span hours
ð
Þ Â MJ Â hours of operation
¼
2000
12000 Â 64:80 Â 5 þ 3 þ 4 þ 8
ð
Þ ¼ 216MJ
Disc (5 h/ha) Â 1 times
9 tyne tiller (3 h/ha  1
time)
Rotavator (4 h/ha  1
time)
Ridges & Furrow (8 h/
ha  1 time)
Implement used—
cultivator
Wt:of the cultivator kg
ð Þ
Life span hours
ð
Þ
 MJ  hours of operation
Disc ¼
300
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 32:04MJ
9 tyne tiller ¼
200
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 21:36 MJ
Rotavator ¼
300
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 32:04 MJ
Ridges & Furrow (R&F) 8 h/ha  1 time
R&F ¼
150
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 16:02 MJ
Diesel
consumption
For 5 + 3 + 4 + 8 ¼ 20 h ¼ 20 Â 3.5 L/h
¼70 L Â 56.31 MJ ¼ 3941.7 MJ
Driver (human)
¼20 h  1.96 MJ ¼ 39.20 MJ
Ridges and furrows
rectification
Human
¼10 men  6 h  1.96 MJ ¼ 117.6 MJ
Table 13.3 Energy calculation for fertilizer
10 kg of urea
¼10 Â 46/100 Â 60.60
¼278.8 MJ
10 kg of super phosphate ¼10 Â 16/100 Â 11.10
¼17.76 MJ
10 kg of MOP
¼10 Â 60/100 Â 6.70
¼40.20 MJ
10 kg of DAP
¼(10 Â 18/100 Â 60.60) + (10 Â 45/100 Â 11.10) ¼159.75 MJ
1 ton FYM
¼1000 Â 0.30
¼300.00 MJ
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Table 13.1 (continued)
Particulars
Units
Equivalent
energy
(MJ)
Remarks
IX Byproducts
a. Straw, vines
kg (dry
mass)
12.50
b. Stalks, cobs, wood, fruit
12.50
c. Vines, plant wood
kg (dry
mass)
18.00
d. Leaves, vines and straw
kg (dry
mass)
10.00
e. Cotton seed
kg (dry
mass)
25.00
f. Fibre crop seed other than
cotton and fuel crop seed
kg (dry
mass)
10.00
g. Sugarcane leaves and tops
kg (dry
mass)
16.10
Table 13.2 Sample energy calculations for cotton
Particulars
Energy source
Field preparation
Tractor ploughing
Mechanical-tractor Wt:of the tractor kg
ð Þ
Life span hours
ð
Þ Â MJ Â hours of operation
¼
2000
12000 Â 64:80 Â 5 þ 3 þ 4 þ 8
ð
Þ ¼ 216MJ
Disc (5 h/ha) Â 1 times
9 tyne tiller (3 h/ha  1
time)
Rotavator (4 h/ha  1
time)
Ridges & Furrow (8 h/
ha  1 time)
Implement used—
cultivator
Wt:of the cultivator kg
ð Þ
Life span hours
ð
Þ
 MJ  hours of operation
Disc ¼
300
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 32:04MJ
9 tyne tiller ¼
200
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 21:36 MJ
Rotavator ¼
300
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 32:04 MJ
Ridges & Furrow (R&F) 8 h/ha  1 time
R&F ¼
150
6000 Â 64:80 Â 10 ¼ 16:02 MJ
Diesel
consumption
For 5 + 3 + 4 + 8 ¼ 20 h ¼ 20 Â 3.5 L/h
¼70 L Â 56.31 MJ ¼ 3941.7 MJ
Driver (human)
¼20 h  1.96 MJ ¼ 39.20 MJ
Ridges and furrows
rectification
Human
¼10 men  6 h  1.96 MJ ¼ 117.6 MJ
Table 13.3 Energy calculation for fertilizer
10 kg of urea
¼10 Â 46/100 Â 60.60
¼278.8 MJ
10 kg of super phosphate ¼10 Â 16/100 Â 11.10
¼17.76 MJ
10 kg of MOP
¼10 Â 60/100 Â 6.70
¼40.20 MJ
10 kg of DAP
¼(10 Â 18/100 Â 60.60) + (10 Â 45/100 Â 11.10) ¼159.75 MJ
1 ton FYM
¼1000 Â 0.30
¼300.00 MJ
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