Vol. 2 (5) : September-October 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (5) : 596-597 (September-October, 2011) (New Series)
Performance evaluation of the improved tractor drawn weeder
A.B. LENDE1, R.V. SANGLIKAR2*, P.B. KADAM3 and S.M. NALAWADE4
Dr. A.S. College of Agril. Engineering, M.P. Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Dist.- Ahmednagar, Rahuri - 413 722 (M.S.)
Designation : 1I/c Head (Dept. of FMP), 2M.Tech. Student *(sanglikar_rv@rediffmail.com), 3Asstt. Prof. (FMP), 4Assoicate Professor (FMP)
Subject : Agriculture Engineering, Farm Machinery, Energy & Power and Process Engineering
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A.B. LENDE, R.V. SANGLIKAR, P.B. KADAM and S.M. NALAWADE. 2011. Performance evaluation of the improved tractor drawn weeder. Green Farming Vol. 2 (5) : 596-597 (September-October, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
The introduction of efficient weeding aids and equipments for weed control seems highly necessary to minimize the time consumption, labour requirement and cost. As a consequence, a Tractor drawn weeder was developed at M.P.K.V., RAHURI. The newly developed weeder was then tested following the RNAM TEST CODE and based on data obtained; the performance of the weeder was evaluated. Depth and width of operation of this newly developed weeder was 11 cm and 85 cm respectively. Field efficiency of weeder was 82.57 %. Average operating speed of the implement was 2.1 kmph. Cost of operation was ` 959.8 /ha. Initial cost of weeder is ` 3500/- . Thus, this tractor drawn weeder developed for multi crops was found to be beneficial on the basis of the weeding efficiency, operating time and cost of operation.
Key words :
Field efficiency, tractor drawn weeder, weeding.
