Cotton plays a major role in Indian economy and Cotton planting is conventionally done by manual dibbling which involves extensive labours compared to other operations, this result in higher cost of cultivation and delay in planting during planting season where available soil moisture is crucial in the northern Karnataka region. The crop, machine and operational parameters were identified and selected and the tractor operated ridge planter was developed and evaluated for its performance in actual field conditions. The forward speed of operation was optimized as 1.25 m/s, considering seed rate and seed spa cing. The average draft and fuel consumption of the planter was 2300 N and 3.83 l/hr, respectively. The field capacity of the planter was 0.89 ha/hr with field efficiency of 73.55 per cent. The cost of operation of ridge planter for sowing cotton was found to be 433 Rs/ha compared to 1013 Rs/ha for conventional method.
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机译：棉花在印度经济中起着重要作用，与其他作业相比，棉花种植通常是通过人工耕种来完成的，与其他作业相比，这需要大量的人工，这导致种植成本增加，并且在播种季节推迟了播种时间，在该季节中，可利用的土壤水分在卡纳塔克邦北部至关重要地区。确定并选择了农作物，机器和操作参数，并开发了拖拉机操作的垄作播种机，并对其在实际田间条件下的性能进行了评估。考虑到播种速率和播种间隔，将操作的前进速度优化为1.25 m / s。该播种机的平均吃水和燃油消耗分别为2300 N和3.83 l / hr。播种机的田间容量为0.89公顷/小时，田间效率为73.55％。发现用于棉花播种的垄式播种机的运行成本为433 Rs / ha，而传统方法为1013 Rs / ha。
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