Rotary Dibbler (Gender Friendly)
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
It is a manually operated push type device for dibbling of medium and bold size seeds such as maize, soybean, sorghum, pigeon pea and bengal gram in well prepared seedbed. For its operation, the hopper is filled with seeds and pushed forward in the direction of travel. The jaws penetrate into the soil and automatically drop the seeds.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Post usage, it is advisable to clean the dibbler to get rid of any attached dirt. Inspect the tools for any damage caused during the usage and if there is any repair them immediately. Lubricate the tool occasionally to help them perform better and reduce wear and tear. Store in a dry/ safe area to avoid rusting and damage.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
For dibbling bold or medium or costly/ scarce seeds in less area or gap filling of seeds in soybean, sorghum and maize crops
COST/UNIT
Rs. 2300 (approx.)
DURABILITY
Rotary Dibbler is very efficient on field and can continue to be efficient for many years if taken proper care.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
500 m2 /h.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
Faster and easier operation and helps reduce labour cost. It saves 57% labour and operating time and 58% on cost of operation as compared to conventional method of hand dibbling behind country plough. Cost of operation is Rs. 100/- ha compared to Rs. 234 by conventional methods.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
50% upto Rs. 10,000
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Seed-Cum-Fertilizer Drill
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
The seed cum fertilizer drill consists of a seed box, fertilizer box, seed and fertilizer metering mechanisms, seed tubes, furrow openers, seed and fertilizer rate adjusting lever and transport cum power transmitting wheel. The fluted rollers are driven by a shaft which gets power from wheels. Fluted rollers fixed in the seed box, receive the seeds into longitudinal grooves and drop them in the seed tube attached to the furrow opener.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
Seed cum fertilizer drills are used for sowing of wheat and other cereal crops in already prepared field
COST/UNIT
Rs 35,000 (approx.)
DURABILITY
Extremely Durable and reliable equipment. Under proper care and maintenance the product can last for more than 10 years.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of the machine is 0.67 ha/h.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
This mechanized method of sowing has resulted in 50% more depth of sowing compared to broadcasting method The machine saves about Rs. 1000-1500/ha.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(5 tines - Below 20 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 15,000 (7 tines - Below 20 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 18,000 (7 tines - 20 to 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 18,000 ( 9 tines - Above 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 21,300 ( 11 tines - Above 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 24,100 ( 13 tines - Above 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 26,900 ( 15 tines - Above 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 28,000.
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Zero Till Drill
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
Zero-till-drill consists of frame, seed box, fertilizer box, seed metering mechanism, fertilizer metering mechanism’, seed tubes, furrow opener seed/fertiliser adjusting mechanism and transport cum power transmitting wheel. The frame is made from mild steel box section. The tynes are mounted with the help of clamps, to obtain infinite row spacing.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
Zero-till-drills are used for sowing wheat crop in unprepared field after harvesting of paddy.
COST/UNIT
Rs.35,000/- (approx.)
DURABILITY
Extremely Durable and reliable equipment. Under proper care and maintenance the product can last for more than 10 years.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of the machine is 0.3-0.4 ha/h with about 75% efficiency.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
Use of zero-till drill for direct sowing of wheat after rice was found to be advantageous in terms of 50-60% saving in time and 40-50% saving in cost of sowing as compared to the conventional practice of seedbed preparation and sowing with seed-cum-fertilizer drill.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(Below 20 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 15,000 (20 to 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 19,000 (Above 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 44,000.
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Tractor operated Strip-till Drill
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
The drill is essentially a 9-row seed-cum-fertilizer drill with a rotary blade attachment for minimum soil manipulation running ahead of the normal furrow openers. The rotary attachment consists of a frame with a rotor having ‘9’ flanges.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
It is used for sowing wheat after paddy without any prior seed bed preparation
COST/UNIT
Rs.35,000/- (approx.)
DURABILITY
Extremely Durable and reliable equipment. Under proper care and maintenance the product can last for more than 10 years.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of the machine is 0.4-0.5 ha/h with about 70 - 75% efficiency.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
It can save 50-60 % fuel and 65-75 % time as compared to conventional method The machine also helps in increasing the yield because of timely sowing of crop.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(Below 20 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 15,000 (20 to 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 19,000 (Above 35 BHP driven) 50% upto Rs. 63,000.
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Naveen Dibbler (Gender Friendly)
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
It consists of jaw type seed placement device, cell type metering mechanism, lever type power transmission system for roller and jaws and seed box with delivery system. After filling the desired seed to be sown in field, the worker should keep the dibbler at desired place and gently push the lever (front of dibbler) for opening the jaw so that seed may drop.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Post usage, it is advisable to clean the dibbler to get rid of any attached dirt. Inspect the tools for any damage caused during the usage and if there is any repair them immediately. Lubricate the tool occassionally to hellp them perform better and reduce wear and tear. Store in a dry/ safe area to avoid rusting and damage.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
This tool is used for dibbling bold seed like Maize, Soybean, Pea and Sorghum. It can also be used for gap filling. The planting operation is accomplished by pushing the jaw into the soil at desire depth and forward movement of the dibbler open the jaw to release seeds into the soils.
COST/UNIT
Rs. 700/- (approx.)
DURABILITY
Naveen Dibbler is very handy and durable considering the cost involved.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
150m2/hr
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
It saves 35% labour and operating time and 36% on cost of operation compared to conventional method of hand dibbling behind the country plough. Its cost of operation is Rs. 150/- ha as compared to Rs. 234/- ha by conventional method.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
50% upto Rs. 10,000
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Two/ Four Row Rice Transplanter (Gender Friendly)
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
This equipment consists of frame, floats, seedling tray, operating handle, fingers (pickers), tray drive unit and depth control mechanism. The seedling mats may be loaded on the machine tray after sprinkling little water over the tray surface for smooth sliding of mat. After lifting the operating handle, it may be pushed down gently to push the seedlings kept in tray for transplanting.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Clean the transplanter after paddy transplanting. Check the condition of the pickup forks. If the pickup folks are damaged seriously, replace them. Replace the engine oil and gear oil regularly according to the requirement on the operation instruction. Check whether the components are in good conditions and adjust them.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
This tool is used for transplanting of 20–25 days old mat type rice seedlings (at 3-4 leaf stage) in two rows simultaneously under puddled conditions.
COST/UNIT
Four Row Rs. 4800 - 8000 (approx.)
DURABILITY
This equipment is very durable and may last for years under proper care and mainteanance.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
Two Row - 61 m2/hr. Four Row - 245m2/hr
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
Transplanting can be done in two rows simultaneously with the equipment. 16% saving in cardiac cost of workers per unit area. It avoids bending postures which is adopted in traditional method. Line sowing helps in promoting the use of mechanical weeders thereby reducing drudgery and cost during weeding operation. Productivity of worker is increased by 79% as compared to traditional method.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
50% upto Rs. 10,000
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Tractor Mounted Raised Bed Planter
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
The bed planter consists of a frame, planting hoppers, fertilizer box, furrow openers, bed shaper and power transmitting wheel. The frame is made of mild steel sections. The furrow openers are ridger type and have mould board and share point. The wing span of the mould board can be adjusted. The share is made of medium carbon steel or alloy steel, hardened and tempered to suitable hardness. The machine makes two beds. It can sow two or three rows of wheat on each bed.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Rotate the drive wheel till the seed and fertilizer from different seed and fertilizer cups are emptied. Clean the boxes and cups with the help of a cloth or brush. Wash the machine rollers/seed/fertilizer boxes with diesel to avoid rusting. Apply lubricating oil at appropriate places (bushes and sides of metering rollers).
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
This can be used for fertilizer drilling. It can be used for sowing maize, groundnut, cotton etc on the beds. It saves water and gives about 15% higher yield.
COST/UNIT
Rs. 57,420/- (approx.)
DURABILITY
This equipment is very durable and may last for years under proper care and mainteanance.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of machine is 0.26 ha/h.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
The cost of operation is about Rs. 4500/ha as compared to Rs. 3400/ha in conventional method. It saves about 20-30% water and 20% seeds.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(for tractor < 20 BHP)- 50% upto 0.15 lakh (for tractor 20-35 BHP)- 50% upto 0.19 lakh (for tractor >35 BHP)- 50%upto 0.44 lakh
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Tractor Operated Inclined Plate Planter
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
Tractor operated 6-row inclined plate planter is a multi-crop planter for planting of bold and small seeds. The planter consists of a frame with tool bar, modular seed boxes, furrow openers and ground drive wheel system. Shoe type furrow openers ensure deep seed placement in moist zone for sowing under dryland condition. Modular seed box-furrow opener units are adjustable for sowing seeds at different row-to-row spacing.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
Inclined plate planters are used for sowing bold grains like maize, soybean, groundnut and cotton etc.The plates need to be changed for planting different crops
COST/UNIT
Rs. 52,000/- (approx.)
DURABILITY
This equipment is very durable and may last for years under proper care and mainteanance.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
he field capacity of the equipment is 0.42 ha/h with an effective width of coverage of 1.85 m
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
The cost of operation is Rs. 2300/ha as compared to Rs. 3500/ha by conventional method
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
50% upto 0.12 lakh
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Tractor Operated Vegetable Transplanter (Picker Wheel Type)
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
A two row semi-automatic planter having picker wheel type metering mechanism has been developed at PAU, Ludhiana to transplant root wash type seedlings on the beds as well as on flat fields. Two persons (one for each row) are required to place the seedlings in the flappers when these open at the top position. After the seedling is dropped in the furrow, the soil is compacted around it with the help of two moving inclined wheels.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
Vegetable transplanters are used for transplanting seedlings of vegetables such as, brinjal, cauliflower, chillies, tomatoes etc.
COST/UNIT
Rs. 35,000-40,000
DURABILITY
This equipment is very durable and may last for years under proper care and mainteanance.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of machine is 0.10 ha/h
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
The cost of operation with the machine is Rs. 2200/ha as compared to Rs. 2800/ha with manual transplanting.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(for tractor < 20 BHP)- 50% upto 0.35 lakh (for tractor 20-35 BHP)- 50% upto 0.44 lakh (for tractor >35 BHP)- 50%upto 0.63 lakh
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Rapeseed-Mustard Seed Drill
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
The rapeseed-mustard drill consists of mild steel angle iron frame, seed hopper, fluted roller mechanism for metering of seeds, lugged ground wheels, power transmission system, seed tubes and furrow openers. The seed drill is tractor drawn implement. The fluted rollers are specially designed for metering of rapeseed-mustard seeds. The fluted roller is 50 mm in diameter and has 10 grooves of 2 x 2 mm slots.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
It is suitable for sowing of small seed such as, rapeseed, mustard and millets.
COST/UNIT
Rs.35,000
DURABILITY
Extremely Durable and reliable equipment. Under proper care and maintenance the product can last for more than 10 years.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of machine is 0.6ha/h
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
It can save time and less wastage of seeds with this method. Also it can improve the ratio of crop yield ( seeds harvested per seeds planted)by as much as nine times.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(for tractor < 20 BHP)- 50% upto 0.15 lakh (for tractor 20-35 BHP)- 50% upto 0.19 lakh (for tractor >35 BHP)- 50%upto 0.44 lakh
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)
Tractor Operated Garlic Planter
TECHNOLOGY / FUNCTIONING
A tractor operated six row garlic planter has been developed at PAU, Ludhiana with actuating spoon (23 mm diameter and 2.5 mm depth size) type metering mechanism for planting of garlic at 150 mm row spacing. It consists of seed metering plate, seed hopper, agitator and seed covering device. The power to the metering mechanism is provided from the ground wheel with the help of chain and sprockets. The garlic planter is evaluated for sowing garlic (Punjab Garlic 1 variety) on 1.0 m wide beds.
CATEGORY
NRE
MAINTANENCE
Check tyne condition and pressure on all wheels. Check and grease all pivot points and ensure they are free to move. Thoroughly wash the drill with warm soapy water before storage allow to dry and liberally apply a rust prevention oil to the whole of the machine to protect it from corrosion.
UTILITY
Sowing and Plantation
APPLICATION
It is suitable for sowing garlic.
COST/UNIT
Rs. 50,000 (approx.)
DURABILITY
This equipment is very durable and may last for years under proper care and mainteanance.
ESTIMATED CAPACITY
The field capacity of machine is 0.18-0.21 ha/h
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT
The cost of operation of machine is Rs. 6200/ha.
SUBSIDIES/ASSISTANCE FROM GOVT.
(for tractor < 20 BHP)- 50% upto 0.15 lakh (for tractor 20-35 BHP)- 50% upto 0.19 lakh (for tractor >35 BHP)- 50%upto 0.44 lakh
AGENCIES INVOLVED
Nodal Agency - Directorate of Agriculture/ Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (Uttarakhand & Assam) Implementation Agency - Office of Dy. Director/Joint Director/ Executive Engineer/ Assitant Engineer (Agriculture)