COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN METHODS OF Aonla PRICKING: A TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Studies were carried out to compare the traditional and modern methods of fruit pricking in which aonlas were pricked by using fork, pricking tool and a hand operated aonla pricking machine with the help of four different healthy individuals falling in the age group of 25-35 years. The anthropometric data of the subjects was collected. The capacity and performance of all the three methods were thus calculated. The ergonomics of the machine was also studied for which different parameters like heart rate, energy expenditure, physiological workload, grip fatigue & blood pressure were evaluated for different individuals during the three pricking activities. It was found that the physiological workload and blood pressure fluctuations of the individuals working on the hand operated aonla pricking machine were less as compared to the other two methods of pricking. The energy requirements came out to be almost equal in all the three methods of pricking. The cost of operation of the machine was also calculated. The quality of pricking in aonlas done by the hand operated aonla pricking machine was found out to be better than the other two methods which made it economically as well as technically feasible for use.
Authors and Affiliations
NITIN KUMAR, KIRANDEEP 2, ANKIT KUMAR, A. N. MALATHI
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