Fmp seed drill

Seed drill calibration

1. Seed Cum FertiDrill &
its Calibration Method
Dr Satish K Sharma
Scientist (SWE)
College of Agriculture JNKVV
Ganjbasoda VIDISHA MP

2. Introduction:Sectional view of Seed cum fertilizer drill
2

3. Introduction

4. Function of seed drill
1.To carry the seed
2.To open the furrow to an uniform depth
3.To meter the seed
4.To place the seed in furrow
5.To cover the seed and compact the soil
around the seed

5. SEED METERING MECHANISM
1.Flutedfeedtype
2.Internaldoubleruntype
3.Cupfeedtype
4.Cellfeedmechanism
5.Brushfeedmechanism
6.Augerfeedmechanism
7.Pickerwheelmechanism
8.Starwheelmechanism
Deliver seed or fertilizer from hopper at selected rate called SMM

6. FURROW OPENERS
FO provided for opening the furrows before dropping the seeds
Different types of furrow openers are :
1.Shovel type 2. Shoe type 3. Disc type ( single or
double)
The Furrow openers are consists of :
1. Tine 2. shovel 3. seed tube 4. boot for seed and
fertilizer

8. Unsolved numerical

9. Numerical
Q.Aflutedfeedseeddrillhas(08)eightfurrow
openersofsingledisctype.Thefurrowopeners
arespaced25cmapartandthemaindrivewheel
hasadiameterof120cm.Howmanyturnsof
maindrivewheelwouldoccurwhentheseeddrill
hascoveredonehectareofarea.
(1ha=10
4
sqmeter).
Ans.1333.3turnsperha

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