cultivation and harvesting machinery. Hence the crop is grown in relatively small fields by
using traditional methods, which, requires about 60 to 65 mendays for sowing one hectare
and costing around Rs. 5,200/ha. In this study an innovatively designed self propelled
precision garlic planter capable of planting three rows of garlic cloves at a spacing of 10× 15
cm was designed, fabricated and tested. It is developed in the workshop of Department of …