FIELD PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SEED PLANTER

The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) acquired a Chinese made easy to use, single row planter through Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) in order to carry out field performance evaluation with the aim of possible adoption in Nigeria. The planter, at a walking speed of 1.43 km/h gave...

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Published inNigerian Journal of Technological Development Vol. 7; no. 2
Main Authors M. M. Olwonibi, K. C. Oni, O. A. Ogunjirin, O. A. Oyelade
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Faculty of Engineering and Technology 01.05.2022
Subjects
Harrowed
Maize
Planter
Ploughed
Seed
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Summary:The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) acquired a Chinese made easy to use, single row planter through Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) in order to carry out field performance evaluation with the aim of possible adoption in Nigeria. The planter, at a walking speed of 1.43 km/h gave field capacity and field efficiency of 0.061 ha/h and 81% respectively. Also, the percentage of sand established and percentage of seed dropped were 47% and 90% respectively. The field performance revealed that the single row planter has the potential to eliminate the stress associated with the traditional method of planting if the metering device could meter the seed precisely as calibrated. 
ISSN:2437-2110