ASAE (1994): Standards engineering practices data. Library of congress by the American society of Agric. Eng. Pp: 450.
Awady, M. N. (1978): Tractor and farm machinery. Text book, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University. Pp: 164-167.
Awady, M. N; E. Y. Ghoneim and A. A. El-Nakib (1985): Cotton stalk pulling force and energy requirement. Misr J. Agric. Eng., 2(2): 3-15.
Awady, M. N; E. Y. Ghoneim and A. I. Hashish (1982): A critical comparison between wheat combine harvester under Egyptian conditions. R. S. No. 1920, Ain-Shams University. (FAO) Journal.
Awady, M. N; E. Y. Ghoniem and E. A. Sahar (1986): Evaluation of a rotary harvesters in cutting cotton stalk. Misr J. Agric. Eng., 3(2): 59-68.
Chattopadhyay, P. S and K. P. Pandey (2001): Impact cutting behaviour of sorghum stalks using a flail-cutter-a mathematical model and its verification. Journal of agricultural Engineering Research, 78(4): 369-376.
Hoseinzadeh, B; A. Esehaghbeygi and N. Raghami (2009): Effect of moisture content, bevel angle and cutting speed on shearing energy of three wheat varieties. World Applied Sciences Journal, 7 (9): 1120-1123.
Hunt, D. (1983): Farm power and machinery management. 8th Ed. Iowa state Univ., Press Ames, USA. Ames, Iowa, USA: 364-368.
Imbabi, A. T. (1992): Design and development of rotary harvester for sesame crop. Ph. D. Thesis, Agric. Eng. Dept., Fac. Of Agric., Cairo Uni., Egypt.
Imbabi, A. T. (1997): Performance of three different shapes of rotary cutter during cutting maize stalks. Misr J. Agric. Eng., 14(2): 229-246.
Lungkapin, J; V. M. Salokhe, R. Kalsirisilp and H. Nakashima (2007): Laboratory studies of the stem cutting unit of a cassava planter. Agricultural Engineering International: the CIGR E journal. July, 2007.
Mc Randal, D. M. and P. B. Mc Nulty (1978): Impact cutting behavior of forage crops. Mathematical models and laboratory test. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 23 (3): 313-328.
Morad, M. M. (1995): optimizing the rotary mower kinematic parameter for minimum mowing cost. Misr J. Agric. Eng., 12 (2): 353-363.
Sahar, E. A. (1988): Design of a harvester appropriate for Egyptian agriculture. M. Sc. Thesis, Agric. Eng. Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Uni., Egypt.
Tavakoli H; SS. Mohtasebi and A. Jafari (2009): Physical and mechanical properties of wheat straw as influenced by moisture content. Agro physics, 23:175-181.