Development of laboratory calibration test rig cum sticky belt seed pattern device
Author(s):
Manoranjan Kumar and Shashank Bansod
Abstract:
Precise amount of seeds in rows is an important factor in crop production, which can affect growth and yield so this to a great extent depends on the performance of the metering mechanism of the seed drill and planter. The important criterion in evaluating seed drill performance is seed spacing uniformity. A laboratory test for calibration of the seed drill was conducted on a test rig. Different rotational speeds (rpm) were selected for the seed meter drive shaft. Then simulating speed in the laboratory Speeds of km/h were chosen for the movement of the test rig. Operated the drill and observation were recorded the number of seeds dropped and the average distance between two seeds for each meter of belt length Repeated the test ten times. The laboratory experimental work and measurements were carried out in the Farm Machinery testing center, CAE, DRPCAU, Pusa. Physical properties of wheat and paddy. Bulk density of wheat is average of 10 samples; it is 0.83gm/cm3. The 1000gm average weight of wheat seed was found 43.4 gm. Similarly the average bulk density of paddy was recorded 1.5 gm/cm2 and average weight of weight of 1000 paddy seed was found 48.2gm. The dimension of wheat and paddy seed of 100 samples was taken. The average dimensions of used seed was length, width and thickness in wheat sample was 5.87, 3.34, 2.75 and in case of paddy it was observed 7.62, 2.51, 2.17 respectively.
How to cite this article:
Manoranjan Kumar, Shashank Bansod. Development of laboratory calibration test rig cum sticky belt seed pattern device. Pharma Innovation 2023;12(2):1472-1476.