Development Of Tractor Operated Farm Yard Manure (Fym) Applicator: Tractor Operated Farm Yard Manure (Fym) Applicator

Lokhande, Pooja; Savani, J. B.; Lokhande, Pooja; Savani, J. B.

ISBN 10: 3659274240 / ISBN 13: 9783659274244

Verlag: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012

116 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.27 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3659274240

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The use of high dose of chemical fertilizers and poisonous plant protection chemicals adversely affecting the health of the soil and its fertility. Organic manures like FYM improve soil ferility therefore there is wide scope to its application to distribute it uniformly on the soil surface. Therefor Tractor Operated FYM Applicator was developed. The whole assembly was mounted on cultivator frame. The hopper was designed for the capacity of 0.554 tone of FYM. The slider plates were designed and fabricated to control the flow of manure. Agitator was used to mix and break the clods of manure. It was designed and fabricated in such a way that group of three metal plates form one helix for maximum working effectively. The drilling attachment consisted of PVC pipes, can be attached to the outlets and joined to back of tyne so that proper drilling of material in furrow. Spreading attachment, used to spreads manure to the surface of the field. The power was given by PTO shaft. The speed of agitator was selected as 170 rpm.. The field efficiency of drilling and spreading operation was 72 and 70 % respectively. The FYM application rate was 2236 kg/ha.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: DO Mr. S. L. Lokhande and Mrs. Meera Lokhande. She did M. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) in subject Farm Machinery and Power Engineering (FMPE) from JAU, Junagadh (Gujrat) in 2012 and B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) from MPKV Rahuri (Maharashtra) in 2010. She got ASPEE scholarship during M.Tech.

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Titel: Development Of Tractor Operated Farm Yard ...
Verlag: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Paperback
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