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Development and evaluation of manually operated sprocket weeder

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Title Development and evaluation of manually operated sprocket weeder
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Creator K. MANJUNATHA, SUNIL SHIRWAL SUSHILENDRA AND P. VIJAYAKUMAR
 
Subject Field capacity, Manual weeder, Plant damage, Weeding efficiency
 
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A manually operated sprocket weeder was developed and evaluated for its performance.
Various parameters such as weeding efficiency, plant damage, field capacity, draft and power input of the
weeder were considered during the test. The sprocket weeder was developed by using inexpensive bicycle
components. The major parts of the weeder consisted of the front portion of a bicycle namely handle bar,
front axle, sprocket, wheel hub, fork and galvanized iron pipe. V-shaped blade made from hardened steel
was attached to the fork with the help of U-clamp which is adjustable. The results showed that, the weeding
efficiency of the sprocket weeder was found to be 94.5 % with a field capacity of 0.032 ha/h with a time
saving of 84 per cent. The cost of operation was found to be Rs. 375/ha with a saving of 79.16 per cent
compared to traditional method. It was also observed that, there was no plant damage while carrying out the
weeding operation with the sprocket weeder.
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Date 2020-04-23T13:37:15Z
2020-04-23T13:37:15Z
2014-04
 
Type Article
 
Identifier K. MANJUNATHA, SUNIL SHIRWAL SUSHILENDRA AND P. VIJAYAKUMAR, 2014. Development and evaluation of manually operated sprocket weeder. International Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 7(1): 156–159.
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Language English
 
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