Planting of seeds according to agronomical requirements is one of the most important and
critical farm operations for crop cultivation. Placing of seeds at proper location is required to …

The growing demand for agricultural output and limited resources encourage precision
applications to generate higher-order output by utilizing minimal inputs of seed, fertilizer …

Performance of a pneumatic planter was studied in both laboratory and actual field
conditions using sorghum seeds in context to justify its use in dry land. Pneumatic planter …

A self-propelled single row zero-till pea planter was designed for use in hill agriculture in
North-east India. An inverted T-type 30 mm wide furrow opener was designed to cut and …

Population of India is growing at a fast pace. Thus, it is necessary to increase the productivity
of the agriculture sector to meet the food requirement of growing population. In recent years …

Planting is one of the critical farm operations affecting production and productivity of crops.
Check row planting involving equal row to row and plant to plant spacing allows …

Planters have not been used in large scale for planting of oil seed crops in Odisha.
Generally farmers plant groundnut seeds behind a narrow country plough drawn by a pair of …

Three different shapes of positive seed knocking devices were introduced in a vertical plate
type seed metering mechanism in order to improve performance of seed delivery system. A …

The work presented in this thesis would not have been possible without my close
association with many people who were always there when I needed them the most. I take …

The metering device was tested in all three inclination angle and four gear ratio viz. 50°, 60°,
70° and 1: 1, 1.31: 1, 1.57: 1 and 1.94: 1 respectively. The results of lab test shows that the …