Development of Tractor Operated Semi-Automatic Two Row Turmeric Planter
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2022
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DRPCAU, PUSA
Abstract
Turmeric can be grown in tropical areas that are hot and humid. Manual turmeric planting takes time and effort, as a worker has to dig the soil, sow the turmeric on the field and cover the turmeric with the soil. Due to a shortage of skilled labours, the Farmer faced a problem with turmeric sowing. If planting is mechanized then the area under turmeric can be increased. The planter will remove human drudgery during planting and also improve the quality of planting. Therefore, two row semi-automatic tractor operated turmeric planter was developed at the department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, RPCAU Pusa.
The planter consists of a main frame, seed metering mechanism, seed hopper, ground wheel, furrow opener, ridger, power transmission unit and operator seat. The developed turmeric planter was tested in the laboratory as well as field for its performance.
The planter provides seed rate 2201.19 kg/ha. The theoretical field capacity was observed that 0.067 ha/h, 0.09 ha/h and 0.112 ha/h at the speed of 0.75 km/h, 1.00 km/h and 1.25 km/h respectively. The effective field capacity was observed that 0.059 ha/h, 0.077 ha/h and 0.09 ha/h at the speed of 0.75 km/h, 1.00 km/h and 1.25 km/h respectively. The field
efficiency was observed that 88.05%, 85.55% and 80.35% at the speed of 0.75 km/h, 1.00 km/h and 1.25 km/h respectively. Missing and multiple percentage of seeds increased as the speed increased. The cost of sowing by planter was observed at 11425 Rs/ha at the speed of 1.00 km/h and by manual it was 19250 Rs/ha.