Performance Evaluation of Tractor Drawn Turmeric Digger

  • Shailaja D
  • Ramteke R
  • Solanki S
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Abstract

Tractor drawn turmeric planter developed by Dattkrupa Agro engineering work, Satara. Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sagroli, District Nanded Maharashtra was tested and demonstrated for sowing turmeric rhizomes on farmers' field during 2019-20. Its performance evaluation was carried out with conventional sowing by manual. Field tests showed that turmeric planter performed well for sowing turmeric rhizomes in the Duatapur village. The field capacity of the planter was 0.6-0.8 ha/day. The planter saved 6-15% rhizomes, 25-43% labour and increased crop yield by 9-16% as compared to conventional manual sowing.

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Shailaja, D., Ramteke, R. T., & Solanki, S. N. (2019). Performance Evaluation of Tractor Drawn Turmeric Digger. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(04), 2198–2210. https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.804.258

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