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Vol. 6, Special Issue 4 (2018)

Evaluation and performance of two row semi-automatic vegetable transplanter


Author(s): Anuj Kumar Rai, Ashok Tripathi, Akash Agarwal, Ranjan Kumar Nirala, Himanshu Raj and Rohit Kumar Pandey

Abstract: Evaluation and performance of two row semi automatic vegetable transplanter is the main aim of this study. India ranks second in vegetable production. In India transplanting was done manually all over the world. The experiment was carried out at SHIATS Farm during kharif season 2016, on three vegetable crops namely, Brinjal (Swarna Shree), Tomato (Cherry) and Chilli (KA- 2) in Randomized Block Design. The treatment consisted of two level of field condition (Flat bed and Raised bed) and two level of method of sowing (Manual and Machine). The mean values of speed of operation and theoretical field capacity were 0.9 km/h and 0.135 ha/h while actual field capacity ranged in between 0.0926- 0.1016ha/h. Similarly field efficiency was in the range of 68.35 % (Tomato) to 75.26% (Brinjal). A maximum of 80% labour saving was calculated in almost all crops while cost of saving in transplanting was obtained between 2.26 % chilli to 4.21% tomato. In treatment M2S2, missing hills percentage was high but minimum sapling mortality and maximum plant survival percentage were recorded under the same treatment combination in the range 6.10 (brinjal) to 7.15 (Tomto) and 84.55 (Tomto) to 88.70 (Brinjal) respectively in different crops. Time saving, labour saving, less cost of operation were achieved in machine transplanting as compare to manual transplanting

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Anuj Kumar Rai, Ashok Tripathi, Akash Agarwal, Ranjan Kumar Nirala, Himanshu Raj and Rohit Kumar Pandey. Evaluation and performance of two row semi-automatic vegetable transplanter. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2018; 6(4): 125-127.
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