Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research |
|
Research article:
Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh
A. K. M. Saiful Islam (a), M. T. Islam (a), M. A. Rabbani (b), M. A. Rahman (a) and A. B. M. Ziaur Rahman (c)
(a) Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
(b) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
(c) Syngenta Bangladesh Limited, Bangladesh
J. bios. agric. res., volume 06, issue 01, pp. 501-511 | Available online: 23 October 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.060115.60
Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh
A. K. M. Saiful Islam (a), M. T. Islam (a), M. A. Rabbani (b), M. A. Rahman (a) and A. B. M. Ziaur Rahman (c)
(a) Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
(b) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
(c) Syngenta Bangladesh Limited, Bangladesh
J. bios. agric. res., volume 06, issue 01, pp. 501-511 | Available online: 23 October 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18801/jbar.060115.60
| 60_jbar_commercial_mechanical_rice_transplanting_under_public_private_partnership_in_bangladesh.pdf |
Abstract: This research work was done under public private partnership approach to reduce the tray consumption, increase the field capacity of mechanical transplanter and provide suggestion for wide scale adoption of mechanical transplanting. A 6-row ride on transplanter was used to carry out this research at Hatgobindapur, Chandpur in Natore district during aman 2014 season. This machine has ten seedling density setting, four depth controls and four space setting options. Data were collected from 149 plots covering 10.64 ha. It was observed that field capacity of the transplanter depended on plot to plot distance, plot size, seedling tray supply and number of plots under transplanting activity. Fuel consumption was obtained 19.28 litre per hectare. Results revealed that almost 92% trays were required in mechanical tansplanting, 2% for gap filling and 6% in pocket area filling by manual labour due to irregular shape of the plot. Throughout the operations, 52% time was spent in plot to plot movement and as idle time. One extra skilled labour was needed to load and unload the tray in the machine. Among the transplanting plots, 70% were uniform, 25% were irregular and 5% were mostly irregular. Irregular and mostly irregular plots should be avoided to increase effective field capacity of the transplanter. During study period, 25% trays were saved after providing technical support. Effectiveness of the transplanter was proposed to improve the business opportunity of mechanical transplanter in the fragmented land holding system. Calibration should be done on space and seedling density setting based on soil condition, soil type, seedling height, seedling density before operation in each plot to get optimum plant spacing and number of seedling dispensed in each stroke. Operator should keep the record of tray requirement in each plot and close contact with the help of a monitoring officer. Seedling tray requirement in each plot can be reduced by adjusting plant to plant spacing and seedling density setting. Smaller plot should be avoided to increase the daily area coverage of the transplanter.
Key words: Rice transplanter, tray requirement, field capacity, missing hill and fuel consumption.
Key words: Rice transplanter, tray requirement, field capacity, missing hill and fuel consumption.
APA (American Psychological Association)
Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Islam, M. T., Rabbani, M. A., Rahman M. A. & Ziaur Rahman A. B. M. (2015). Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 06 (01), 501-511.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Islam, M. T., Rabbani, M. A., Rahman M. A. & Ziaur Rahman A. B. M. “Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 06.01 (2015): 501-511.
Chicago/Turabian
Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Islam, M. T., Rabbani, M. A., Rahman M. A. & Ziaur Rahman A. B. M. “Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 06, no. 01 (2015): 501-511.
Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Islam, M. T., Rabbani, M. A., Rahman M. A. & Ziaur Rahman A. B. M. (2015). Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 06 (01), 501-511.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Islam, M. T., Rabbani, M. A., Rahman M. A. & Ziaur Rahman A. B. M. “Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 06.01 (2015): 501-511.
Chicago/Turabian
Saiful Islam, A. K. M., Islam, M. T., Rabbani, M. A., Rahman M. A. & Ziaur Rahman A. B. M. “Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 06, no. 01 (2015): 501-511.
- BBS (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics) (2011). Year Book of Agricultural Statistics, Bangladesh.
- BRRI (2013). Field Performance evaluation of mechanical rice transplanter. An annual report. Farm machinery and post-harvest technology Division, BRRI, Gazipur.
- Islam, A. K. M. S., Rahman, M. A., Rahman, A. K. M. L., Islam, M. T. & Rahman, M. T. (2015). Evaluation of mechanical rice transplanter in cold season at farmers’ field. Report submitted to International Rice Research Institute, Road no. 2/2, Banani, Dhaka.
- Map of Bangladesh, 2015. Source: Retrieved 10 May 2015 from http://mapofBangladesh.blogspot.com/2011/09/natore-district.html.
- Rao, M. V. & Pradhan, S. N. (1973). Cultivation practices. Rice production manual. ICAR, 71-95.
- Singh, G., Sharma, T. R. & Bockhop, C. W. (1985). Field performance evaluation of a manual rice transplanter. J. Agric. Engg. Res., 32, 259-268.
- Syngenta Annual Report (2013). http//www.syngenta.com/global/corporate/en/productsandinnovation/keycrops/pages/rice.aspx 1/1.
- Tripathi, S. K., Jena, H. K. & Panda, P. K. (2004). Self-propelled rice transplanter for economizing labour. Indian Fmg., 54, 23-25.
© Journal BiNET. The article published by Journal BiNET, it is available to read, share, download, print, permitted for share alike use and build upon, provided that specified full length article is obtained; and the original author(s) and publisher are given due credit.