Modification in Pantnagar Zero-Till Ferti-Seed Drill for Pulses

摘要

Pantnagar Zero-till Ferti-seed drill was modified for sowing Urd (Vigna Radiata) seed and found suitable for sowing at recommended seed rate of 25-30 kg/ha. The average visible mechanical grain damage was found as 2.44 %. Average seed dropped per metre length was quite closer to the required value at recommended seed spacing. The average germination counts in the field at 10 and 30 days after sowing (DAS) were found as 57 and 55 per square meter, respectively. The average plant to plant spacing and plant height were found to be 8.6 and 12.56 cm after 10 DAS while those were 9.9 and 39.10 cm after 30 DAS, respectively.