On Farm Evaluation of IRRI Multi-Crop Upland Seeder

Authors

  • M. S. Borhan Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur 1701, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • S. Hassan Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur 1701, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • M. A. Satter Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur 1701, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • W. Kabir Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • M. A. Mazed Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur 1701, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61361/jambe.v3i12.68

Keywords:

Seeder, Performance, Field capacity, efficiency, Maize, Sunflower

Abstract

Field performance of IRRI multi-crop upland seeder was done at Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS). BARI, Ishurdi with maize and sunflower seeds. The field performance of the planter was highly encouraging. The field capacity of the seeder were 0.144 ha/hr and 0.162 ha/hr for sunflower and maize respectively. The field efficiency for sunflower and maize were 63.43% and 61.30% respectively at 3.2 km/hr forward speed. Seeding by this machine was about 3 times cheaper than hand seeding. At the present wage level of Tk. 60 per day the seeder has a break even area of 3 hectare per year.

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Published

1996-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1&2 (1996)

Section

Original Research

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