Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
DM Kadam, AK Shrivastava, Rajesh Gupta, Rahul Gautam and SK Rajak

Abstract:
Rice-wheat cropping pattern is common in most of the state in India and it is also adopted in many district of the of Madhya Pradesh. Now a day, in mechanized farming system the happy seeder machine is used for sowing of wheat after harvesting of paddy by combine harvester. To check the feasibility of happy seeder machine, the scientific study is needed. Therefore, research was conducted in JNKVV, Jabalpur on feasibility study of happy seeder machine and compared the performance of happy seeder with the zero till drill machine as well as conventional method of seeding. Total nine feasibility testing trails of tractor drawn happy seeder were conducted in 18.40 ha area. The field efficiency in different treatment varied from 52.80 to 82.53 per cent and actual field capacity was in the range of 0.28 to 0.416 ha/h. The field capacity i.e. 0.28 ha/h was recorded in case of happy seeder and corresponding field efficiency was found 52.80%. Draft requirement for seed drill was 4.98 KN whereas, for happy seeder it was 7.2 KN. Total time saving was found 71.84% and 79.17% in treatment T₁ and T₂ respectively over conventional method. The highest fuel consumption of 17.94 l/ha was recorded in happy seeder. Total fuel saving was found 63.02% and 80.21% in treatment T₁ and T₂ respectively over conventional method. Total labor saving was found 76.92% and 80.70% in treatment T₁ and T₂ respectively over conventional method. Total saving in cost of operation was found 65.53% and 78.09% in treatment T₁ and T₂ respectively over conventional method. Total energy saving was found 71.74% and 82.52% in treatment T₁ and T₂ respectively over conventional method. Thus the performance of happy seeder was found satisfactory when compared with the zero till drill and conventional seed drill machine.