Vol. 8 (1) : January-February 2017 issue
Green Farming Vol. 8 (1) : 242-245 ; January-February, 2017
Effect of operational parameters on puddled soil under different puddling methods
MURALI M.1*, M. ANANTACHAR2, K.V. PRAKASH3, ARAVINDA YADAV K.4 and NAVEENKUMAR C.5
Deptt. of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, CAE, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (Karnataka)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Scholar *(murru.aek919@gmail.com), 2Professor & Head, 3Asstt. Professor, 4Ph.D. Scholar, 5Ph.D. Scholar
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
Paper No. : P-6022
Total Pages : 4
Received : 13 September 2016
Revised accepted : 20 December 2016
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Citation :
MURALI M., M. ANANTACHAR, K.V. PRAKASH, ARAVINDA YADAV K. and NAVEENKUMAR C. 2017. Effect of operational parameters on puddled soil under different puddling methods. Green Farming Vol. 8 (1) : 242-245 ; January-February, 2017
ABSTRACT
Self – propelled transplanter require an ideal puddled soil condition to avoid sinkage and poor steer ability. Performance evaluation of self-propelled rice transplanter was carried out Agricultural Research Station, Gangavati, Raichur during 2015-16. A self-propelled rice transplanter was evaluated in different puddled soil conditions created by three puddlers (disc type puddler, rotovator type puddler and rotomixure type puddler) and two levels of puddling (one pass and two passes) under three sedimentation period 24, 36 and 48 h to identify a suitable puddled soil condition for effective performance of the transplanter in terms of puddled soil characteristics, transplanter and transplanting parameters. Disc type puddler with two pass produced highest depth of puddling (14.63 cm) and rotovator is more puddling index compare to other puddlers. The cone index of the puddled soil decreased after puddling and gained strength with sedimentation period.
Key words :
Cone index, Puddler, Puddling index, Sedimentation period, Self-propelled transplanter.
