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Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India

Abstract ....................................................................................................240 9.1 Introduction .....................................................................................240 9.2 Review of Literature .......................................................................254 9.3 Materials and Methods ....................................................................262 9.4 Results and Discussion ...................................................................268 9.5 Conclusions .....................................................................................281 Keywords .................................................................................................283 References ................................................................................................283 Appendix – I Weekly Average Air Temperature,

Relative Humidity, Light Intensity, and Soil Temperature At 7:30 a.m., During 2009-2010. ...................................................287

Appendix – II Weekly Average Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light Intensity, and Soil Temperature At 12:30 p.m., During 2009-2010. .................................................288

Appendix – III Weekly Average Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light Intensity, and Soil Temperature at 4:30 p.m. .....................................................................................289

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