Area of specialization
Agricultural Engineering
Research area
Design and development of farm machinery for pulse crops, ergonomics and safety in agriculture, precision agriculture, pre- and post-harvest mechanization of pulses, artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning.
Significant research achievements
- Modified the IIPR Mini Dal Mill and developed its generation-4 (G-4) model, since commercialized.
- Developed the process and methodology for utilization of pulse milling by-products for edible use, as Co-PI of the MoFPI-funded project; the biscuits have been commercialized.
- Developed a mechanical manual weeder with a multi-tool bar carrier for pulse crops, and a roller contact-type herbicide applicator.
- Developed protocols for pre-milling treatments of different pulses.
- Developed CNN-based deep learning models for classification of yellow mosaic disease in blackgram, and an ANN-based rainfall forecasting model for Bihar.
- Designed and developed a mechanical urea briquette applicator for the System of Rice Intensification.
- Developed a tractor-trailer system vibration model for safe haulage, and an ANN-based model to predict it under different operating conditions.
Awards and recognitions
- DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (IF-140794) 2014 for Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering
- Best Poster Award, Pulse WebCon 2021, ISPRD and ICAR-IIPR Kanpur
- Best Article Award 2019, Agriculture and Food e-Newsletter
- Editor, International Journal of Engineering Science Research; Associate Editor, Journal of Food Legumes
- DGCA-certified drone remote pilot
Publications
Personal information
- Date of joining ICAR
01st July 2015
- Discipline and specialization
Agricultural Engineering
Training & Exposure
- Training on “Operation and maintenance of Tractor and Agricultural machinery” from CFMTTI, Budni, Mimistry of Agriculture, DoAC &FW held on 02-06-2008 to 27-06-2008.
- One month (1-30th June 2009) industrial training on “Survey, Design and Installation of Micro-Irrigation System” in Jain Irrigation Systems Limited.
- Basic course on “Remote Sensing, Geographical system and Global Positioning System” conducted by IIRS and ISRO from 06-08-2012 to 22-10-12 at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
- Course on “Life Skills and Leadership Development” organized by Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-12 .
- Three months (16-11-15 to 15-02-16) Professional Attachment training at ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal on “Basic of computer aided designing software (PTC Creo) for farm machinery design, development and testing techniques” during FOCARS-102.
- Short course on “Engineering interventions in fodder production including management of fodder/ crop-residue and their value addition” from 30th Jan, 2017 to 08th Feb, 2017 at ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi.
- Training on “Ergonomical Design Guidelines for Agricultural Tools, Equipment and workplaces” held fromd 29th June -3rd July 2020 at ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal.
Professional Information
Year of professional experience:
10 years as a Scientist, Farm Machinery and Power
Educational Qualification:
| Degree / Diploma / Certificate | Class / Grade | University / Board / Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s Degree B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) |
78.10 % First Class |
RAU, Pusa | 2011 |
| Master’s Degree M.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) with major in Farm Power and Equipment |
85.60 % First Class |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | 2013 |
| Ph.D Ph.D (Agril. Engg.) with major in Farm Power and Equipment |
81.80 % First Class |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | 2022 |
| 12. Experience: 8 years | |||
| ARS, Scientist (Sr. Scale), Farm Machinery and Power, | From 01-07-15 to till date | ||
Area of specialization: Farm Machinery and Power
Design and development of farm machinery for pulses crop, Ergonomics and safety in agriculture, precision agriculture, Pre-and postharvest mechanization of pulses, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, and Deep learning
Technologies developed
- Modified IIPR-mini dal mill and developed a Generation-4 (G-4) model of the IIPR mini dal mill (Commercialized).
- Developed process and methodology for utilization of pulse milling by-product for edible use (As Co-PI of the MoFPI funded project) (Biscuits commercialized).
- Developed a mechanical manual weeder with a multi-tool bar carrier for pulse crops.
- Developed a roller contact-type herbicide applicator.
- Developed protocols for pre-milling treatments of different pulses.
- Developed CNN-based deep learning models for classification of Yellow Mosaic Disease in Blackgram.
- Developed an ANN-based forecasting model for rainfall prediction for Bihar state.
- Designed and developed a mechanical urea briquette applicator for System of Rice Intensification (SRI).
- Evaluated the performance of coconut dehusker and desheller.
- Developed a model of tractor–trailer system vibration for safe haulage.
- Developed an ANN-based model for prediction of tractor–trailer system vibration under varying operating conditions.
Contribution to the scientific advancement
- Design and Development of mechanical urea briquette applicator for System of Rice Intensification Techniques.
- Performance Evaluation of Coconut De-husker and De-sheller.
- Development of devices for determination of physical and engineering properties of pulses.
- Modelling of Tractor-trailer system vibration for safe haulage.
- Study on the milling attributes of pulses crop.
Current area of research
- Modelling of Tractor-trailer system vibration for safe haulage.
- Development of self-propelled chickpea planter.
- Determination of milling attributes of pulses and value addition.
Five Best Publications (with NAAS rating)
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- Man Mohan Deo, Dipankar De, Indra Mani, Mir Asif Iquebal (2021). Design and Evaluation of Vertical Cup Metering Mechanism for Urea Briquette Application. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(3): 359–363.
- Man Mohan Deo, Dipankar De, Indra Mani, Mir Asif Iquebal (2021). Development of mechanical urea briquette applicator for SRI. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 91(2): 208–212.
- Man Mohan Deo, Adarsh Kumar and Indra Mani (2021). Whole-body vibration on driver seat and fender with fully loaded double-axle tractor-trailers under different operating conditions. Journal of AgriSearch, 8(2): 149–154.
- Man Mohan Deo, A.C. Mathew, M.R. Manikantan and K.B. Hebbar (2020). Performance evaluation of power-operated coconut de-shelling machine for different varieties of coconut. Journal of AgriSearch, 7(3): 154–157.
- Kashyap, A.S.; Manzar, N.; Nebapure, S.M.; Rajawat, M.V.S.; Deo, M.M.; Singh, J.P.; Kesharwani, A.K.; Singh, R.P.; Dubey, S.C.; Singh, D. (2022). Unraveling Microbial Volatile Elicitors Using a Transparent Methodology for Induction of Systemic Resistance and Regulation of Antioxidant Genes at Expression Levels in Chili against Bacterial Wilt Disease. Antioxidants, 11, 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020404
Other publications:
Popular articles: 25, Book Chapters:10, Training manual: 4, Newsletters: 10, Abstract: 10
Awards and Fellowships
- Junior Research Fellowship for the M.Tech. at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
- Qualified SRF with the first rank for the Ph.D. at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
- DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (IF-140794)-2014 for Ph.D. (Agricultural Engineering)
- NET 2014(I) (ASRB, New Delhi) and ARS 2013.
- Best Poster Award in National web conference on Sustaining pulse production for self-sufficiency and nutritional security in the Pulse WebCon- 2021 organized by held at ISPRD and ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur during February 09-11, 2021.
- Best article award for the article titled “Farm machinery testing and its importance (22524)” published in 2019 in Agriculture and Food e-Newsletter, 1(12):447-450.
- Life membership in professional societies: 1. Society of Agricultural Engineers (LM-10890) 2. Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development 3. Indian Society of Plantation Crops 4. Society for the upliftment of rural economy” Membership Id: LM/317/2019
- Editor of the Journal “International Journal of Engineering Science Research
- Associate editor of the Journal “Journal of Food Legumes”
- DGCA-certified drone remote pilot