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Development of evaluation of weeding cum earthing up equipment for cotton.

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Title Development of evaluation of weeding cum earthing up equipment for cotton.
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Creator Manian, R., K.Kathirvel, Arvinda Reddy and T.Senthilkumar
 
Subject Cotton, weeding, Earthing up, weeding efficiency
 
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The arduous operation of weeding is usually performed manually with the use of traditional hand tools in upright bending posture, inducing back pain for majority of the weeder-laborers. This situation necessitates the introduction of a suitable machine for weeding operations. The unit developed consists of an inter-cultivator-cum earthing up equipment fitted to a standard tractor-drawn ridger. Three sweep type blades of 45 cm width are affixed to the ridger frame with 120° approach angle and 15° lift angle for accomplishing the weeding operation in between standing rows of crops. Three ridger bottoms, which were fitted behind the sweep blade, work on the loosened soil mass and aid in earthing up by forming ridges and furrows. The unit was evaluated for its performance with the available weeders and the conventional method of weeding. Manual weeding using hand hoe registered the maximum efficiency of 82.56% (wet basis) and 82.4% (dry basis). The weeding efficiency of the trac tor-drawn weeding-cum earthing up implement was 60.24 (wet basis) and 61.62 (dry basis). The savings in cost of weeding operation with bullock drawn junior hoe, self-propelled power weeder and tractor-drawn weeding-cum earthing up implement when compared to the manual weeding were 78.7, 79.8 and 68.7 per cent respectively. The savings in time of weeding operation using the with bullock-drawn junior hoe, self-propelled power weeder and tractor-drawn weeding-cum earthing up implement when compared to the manual weeding was 96.5, 96.6 and 98.9 per cent, respectively.
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Date 2021-07-14T08:55:31Z
2021-07-14T08:55:31Z
2004-03
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Manian, R., K.Kathirvel*, Arvinda Reddy and T.Senthilkumar, 2004. Development of evaluation of weeding cum earthing up equipment for cotton. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 35(2): 21-25.
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