volume 43 issue 4 (december 2009) : 243 - 250
STRIP-TILL-DRILL IN PUNJAB- A STUDY
1Deptt. of Farm Power & Machinery,
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India.
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volume 43 issue 4 (december 2009) : 243 - 250
STRIP-TILL-DRILL IN PUNJAB- A STUDY
1Deptt. of Farm Power & Machinery,
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India.
ABSTRACT
A tractor operated 9-row strip till drill was developed in the Department of Farm
Power & Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to use minimum tillage
technique for wheat sowing in Punjab. It was successfully demonstrated on large
scale. As a result Punjab Govt. gave 50% subsidy on sale of this machine. During the
year 1998 seventeen machines were purchased by the farmers. In the following years
this number rose to about 99 in Punjab. Manufacturers further improved the machine
as per demand and feedback from the farmers. They have strengthened the power
transmission system and also attempted to make 11-row machine. Gearboxes have
also been developed for 1000 rpm PTO. A survey was conducted to assess the status
of the machine in Punjab, its impact on energy and time saving. Farmers are saving
30 to 60% of fuel and time. Machine is also being operated on custom hiring basis at
the rate of Rs. 1000 to 1875 per ha. It has been seen that there is no change in yield
of wheat sown with this machine vis-à-vis traditional method of sowing. Farmers
have also expressed that the machine also helps to control phalaris minor, the most
troublesome weed of wheat in Punjab. Problems faced by the farmers and modifications
undertaken by the manufacturers are discussed.
Power & Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to use minimum tillage
technique for wheat sowing in Punjab. It was successfully demonstrated on large
scale. As a result Punjab Govt. gave 50% subsidy on sale of this machine. During the
year 1998 seventeen machines were purchased by the farmers. In the following years
this number rose to about 99 in Punjab. Manufacturers further improved the machine
as per demand and feedback from the farmers. They have strengthened the power
transmission system and also attempted to make 11-row machine. Gearboxes have
also been developed for 1000 rpm PTO. A survey was conducted to assess the status
of the machine in Punjab, its impact on energy and time saving. Farmers are saving
30 to 60% of fuel and time. Machine is also being operated on custom hiring basis at
the rate of Rs. 1000 to 1875 per ha. It has been seen that there is no change in yield
of wheat sown with this machine vis-à-vis traditional method of sowing. Farmers
have also expressed that the machine also helps to control phalaris minor, the most
troublesome weed of wheat in Punjab. Problems faced by the farmers and modifications
undertaken by the manufacturers are discussed.
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