Calibration and Field Performance of MPT Seed cum Fertilizer Drill for Paddy Cultivation

The aim of this study is to calibrate bullock drawn Multi Purpose Tool Seed cum Fertilizer Drill and evaluate field performance of MPT Seed cum Fertilizer Drill. An experiment was conducted in 0.05 ha to evaluate field performance of MPT Seed cum Fertilizer Drill at FAE, IGKV Raipur (C.G.). During calibration of Seed cum Fertilizer Drill seed rate was observed in different hopper capacities and exposure length of fluted roller and found 76.8 kg/ha at 10 mm fluted roller exposure length. Field performance was evaluated by field capacity, field efficiency, Draft, yield and Power requirement to operate Seed cum Fertilizer Drill and found 0.0853 ha/h, 73.9% , 53.7 kgf , 44.3 q/ha and 0.4 hp respectively. A comparative analysis was composed to determine energy input and output ratio of MPT Seed cum Fertilizer Drill and Conventional Seed cum Fertilizer Drill.