Effect of knife and operational parameters on energy requirement in flail forage harvesting

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-12

  Chattopadhyay, P S ^a   Pandey, K P ^b  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 0742276934     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1998.0395     Document Type: Article

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