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Development and Evaluation of a Multipurpose Tool Bar for Mini Tractor Suitable for the Cropping Pattern of Middle Gujarat Region


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A mini tractor drawn multipurpose tillage tool has been developed by Anand Agricultural University suitable for seed bed preparation at wapsa conditions under sandy loam soil of middle Gujarat Agro-climatic zone in a single operation. The implement consisting of iron ploughs for tillage and clod crusher for breaking clods which is useful for preparation of seed bed in a single pass with a saving of about 20% in the cost of the operation as compared to the cultivator. Therefore, it is recommended for farmers of the region to prepare the seedbed by using the developed implement.

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Mini Tractor, Multipurpose, Tillage Tool, Clod Crusher.
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Authors

Kapil Mandloi
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (A.A.U.), Godhra (Gujarat), India
R. Swarnkar
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (A.A.U.), Godhra (Gujarat), India
Yagnik C. Yoganandi
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (A.A.U.), Godhra (Gujarat), India
Parth Patel
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (A.A.U.), Godhra (Gujarat), India
K. L. Dabhi
Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (A.A.U.), Godhra (Gujarat), India

Abstract


A mini tractor drawn multipurpose tillage tool has been developed by Anand Agricultural University suitable for seed bed preparation at wapsa conditions under sandy loam soil of middle Gujarat Agro-climatic zone in a single operation. The implement consisting of iron ploughs for tillage and clod crusher for breaking clods which is useful for preparation of seed bed in a single pass with a saving of about 20% in the cost of the operation as compared to the cultivator. Therefore, it is recommended for farmers of the region to prepare the seedbed by using the developed implement.

Keywords


Mini Tractor, Multipurpose, Tillage Tool, Clod Crusher.

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