Development and Evaluation of Tractor Drawn Farmyard Manure Applicator Cum Rice Planter

摘要

Tractor-drawn farmyard manure (FYM) applicator cum rice planter was designed and developed to apply an accurate quantity of FYM in the band form with simultaneously planting of rice seeds in the field. The developed FYM applicator cum planter had an FYM hopper capacity of 300 kg and was pulled by 50 hp tractor. The rectangular orifice of size 50 x 72 mm with an adjustable sliding plate was used for the band placement of FYM. An agitator type feeding mechanism for FYM was provided. The metering of FYMwas maintained by the opening of orifice. An inclined metering plate was used to meter the rice seeds. The power transmission system, consisting of a chain and sprocket mechanism, the ground wheel was provided to get power from tractor forward speed. The FYM applicator cum planter had nine tine shovel type furrow opener to place the FYM in band form. Inverted ‘T’ type furrow opener was used to place the seeds with individual seed box for each furrow opener. A countershaft was fixed which takes drivefrom the ground wheel and to rotate agitator. The developed applicator was evaluated in the field for the Recommended Dose of Nitrogen (RDN) for rice.