Seed rate for mechanical sowing

The performance evaluation of Animal Drawn Modification in the Existing Bhoramdav Seed Drill was carried out in an area of 0.05 ha at BRSMCAET&RS MUNGELI. It is a low cost line-sowing device in which seed metering is done manually by the operator by dropping the seeds in the funnel. Hence the skill of the operator determines the seed rate applied. It is a four row sowing device. Sowing is prime operation in cultivation practice of any crop which directly affects production. Therefore, timely sowing is necessary with available sources of power.

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Sowing of seeds with seed drill at proper seed rate, depth and covering them with soil is very important. This allows plants to get sufficient sunlight and nutrients from the soil and also saves them from being eaten by birds or being dried up due to exposure to sun. Meanwhile it ensures improved ratio of crop yield with saving in time and labour. Small land holding in Indian farms limits farm mechanization on Indian farms. Conventional methods of seeding will results in low seed placements, less area covered per unit time, physical health issue like back ache etc.

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Sowing is one of the important agricultural operations for raising crops. After harvest of paddy, if there is deficit moisture in the soil at the time of sowing of wheat, the germination gets affected leading to loss of yield. Handling of water treated seeds by seed drill may open a new gate of opportunities for mechanized sowing of wheat under water stressed conditions, which was the prime objective of the study.

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A field experiment was conducted at Seed Technology Research and Production Centre, Thangedancha during rabi 2017-18 to standardize seed rate for mechanical sowing of newly released varieties of chickpea. In this investigation, growth, yield parameters and yield of chickpea were significantly influenced by the varieties, seed rates and their interaction. Among the three varieties Nandyala gram 49 recoded significantly the highest number of pods per plant, 100 grain weight and grain yield but which was statistically on par with Nandayala Senaga-1 in grain 100 grain weight and grain yield.

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