While the productivity effects of the application of modern inputs, such as im- proved seeds or inorganic fertilizer, are well known, farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa tended to underinvest in purchased inputs. This underinvestment appears related to the unpredictable nature of agricultural...

The compression ignition (CI) engines are robust and deliver better performance in terms of fuel economy. Fuels that replace the fossil diesel and those result in lower emissions is the research area on which scientist community working on continuously. Locally available cotton seed biodiesel...

In the country like India, it is very advantageous to use the cotton seed oil and rice bran oil as the primary source for producing the biodiesel, as India is known as the larger producer of these seeds in the universe. This current research mainly focuses on the emission and performance of the...