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Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment
M. A. Rabbani, M. M. Hossain, J. F. Asha and N. A. Khan
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
J. Sci. Technol. Environ. Inform. | Volume 04, Issue 01, pp. 270-279 | Date of Publication: 14 November 2016.
DOI: 10.18801/jstei.040116.30.
Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment
M. A. Rabbani, M. M. Hossain, J. F. Asha and N. A. Khan
Dept. of Farm Power and Machineries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
J. Sci. Technol. Environ. Inform. | Volume 04, Issue 01, pp. 270-279 | Date of Publication: 14 November 2016.
DOI: 10.18801/jstei.040116.30.
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Title: Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment
Abstract: Maize cultivation gets popularity now-a-days in Bangladesh because of multifarious use of maize as human food and especially in the poultry industries. Maize is cultivated manually which is time consuming, labor intensive and costly. A low cost manually operated push type maize planter was designed, developed and tested in the testing bed of the department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh which reduces these problems. The maize planter consists of two runner wheels, a seed hopper, an inclined plate type seed metering device, a seed tube, a pair of bed former and handle. Power is transmitted from the runner wheel to the metering device through bevel gear mechanism. UniGreen (NK-41) hybrid maize seeds were used to test the planter. The planter was calibrated in the lab to maintain the desired seed rate of 25-30 kg/ha. In the laboratory test, the effective field capacity, field efficiency, average distance of dropped seed, plant population and missing rate were found as 0.128 ha/hr, 76.5%, 22.5 cm, 8 plants/m2,and 13.43% respectively for first maize planter. The operational cost of the first maize planter was achieved as 410 Tk/ha whereas in manual planting of maize it is 5250 Tk/ha, thus the planter may save about 92% cost for maize establishment. The pushing force of the maize planter was 90 N, which is quiet low to operate by a female person. The machine might be acceptable since it is easy to operate, simple in design and mechanism, light in weight, requires less labor and cost of planting after further trial in the farmer’s field.
Key Words: Maize, Low cost planter, Local materials and Manual operation
Abstract: Maize cultivation gets popularity now-a-days in Bangladesh because of multifarious use of maize as human food and especially in the poultry industries. Maize is cultivated manually which is time consuming, labor intensive and costly. A low cost manually operated push type maize planter was designed, developed and tested in the testing bed of the department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh which reduces these problems. The maize planter consists of two runner wheels, a seed hopper, an inclined plate type seed metering device, a seed tube, a pair of bed former and handle. Power is transmitted from the runner wheel to the metering device through bevel gear mechanism. UniGreen (NK-41) hybrid maize seeds were used to test the planter. The planter was calibrated in the lab to maintain the desired seed rate of 25-30 kg/ha. In the laboratory test, the effective field capacity, field efficiency, average distance of dropped seed, plant population and missing rate were found as 0.128 ha/hr, 76.5%, 22.5 cm, 8 plants/m2,and 13.43% respectively for first maize planter. The operational cost of the first maize planter was achieved as 410 Tk/ha whereas in manual planting of maize it is 5250 Tk/ha, thus the planter may save about 92% cost for maize establishment. The pushing force of the maize planter was 90 N, which is quiet low to operate by a female person. The machine might be acceptable since it is easy to operate, simple in design and mechanism, light in weight, requires less labor and cost of planting after further trial in the farmer’s field.
Key Words: Maize, Low cost planter, Local materials and Manual operation
APA (American Psychological Association)
Rabbani, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Asha, J. F. & Khan, N. A. (2016). Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04(01), 270-279.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Rabbani, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Asha, J. F. & Khan, N. A. “Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment.” Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04.01 (2016): 270-279.
Chicago/Turabian
Rabbani, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Asha, J. F. & Khan, N. A. Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04, no. 01 (2016): 270-279.
Rabbani, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Asha, J. F. & Khan, N. A. (2016). Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04(01), 270-279.
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Rabbani, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Asha, J. F. & Khan, N. A. “Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment.” Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04.01 (2016): 270-279.
Chicago/Turabian
Rabbani, M. A., Hossain, M. M., Asha, J. F. & Khan, N. A. Design and development of a low cost planter for maize establishment. Journal of Science, Technology and Environment Informatics, 04, no. 01 (2016): 270-279.
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