wheat sowing machine
Wheat is traditionally sown by broadcasting seed or more recently, using a drill machine. However, it has never been transplanted manually or mechanically. Ayurvet Research Foundation successfully raised wheat nursery fit for transplanting through hydroponics. The region like North – East or other parts of Country where the sowing is delayed by any reasons, the technology can provide the solution by providing a readymade nursery and save time. The same growth in the field condition will take approximately one month.
wheat planting machine
The zero-till drill is operated in the field when the soil moisture is about 24-27% and the stubble height of previous harvested crop is not more than 150-200 mm. The field capacity of the machine is 0.3-0.4 hah with about 75% efficiency. 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.
