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Agricultural measuring Instruments And Their Uses.
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Important Agricultural measuring Instruments And Their Uses :-
| S.n. | Measures/Uses | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Measurement of maximum Temperature (Mercury use) | Maximum Thermometer |
| 2. | Measurement of minimum temperature (alcohol use) | Minimum Thermometer |
| 3. | Measurement of rainfall amount | Rain gauge |
| 4. | Continuous air temperature | Thermograph |
| 5. | Measurement of atmospheric temperature | Barometer |
| 6. | Measurement of wind velocity/speed | Anemometer |
| 7. | Measurement of wind direction | Wind vane |
| 8. | Measurement of relative humidity | Hygrometer/psychometer |
| 9. | Density of gases | Aerometer |
| 10. | Pressure of ground water | Piezometer |
| 11. | Specific gravity of soil | Pycnometer |
| 12 | measurement of specific gravity of liquids | Hydrometer |
| 13. | Measurement of plant growth | Cresco Graph/Auxanometer |
| 14. | Measurement of root pressure | Monometer |
| 15. | Measurement of osmosis | Osmometer |
| 16. | Continuous record of relative humidity | Hygrograph |
| 17. | Measurement of radiation reflectivity or albedo of sunlight | Albedometer |
| 18. | Measurement of wavel ength of light | Spectrophotometer |
| 19. | Measurement of direct solar radiation | Pyrheliometer |
| 20. | Measurement of soil moisture tension (0.8 bar) | Tensiometer/Irrometer |
| 21 | Measurement of transpiration rate | Potometer |
| 22 | Measurement of evaporation rate | Pan Evaporimeter |
| 23 | Measurement of evapo-transpiration | Lysimeter |
| 24 | Measurement of porosity | Porometer |
| 25 | Measurement of purity of milk or fat percentage in milk | Lactometer |
| 26 | Measurement of height | Altimeter |
| 27. | Measurement of dew | Drosometer |
| 28. | Measurement of water infiltration rate | Infiltrometer |
| 29. | Measurement of electric current | Galvanometer |
| 30. | Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) | Quantum sensor |