Groundnut Weeder cum Earthing-up Tool for Drudgery Reduction
Kamaraj A.*
Dept. of Crop Management, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Eachangkottai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (614 902), India
V. Sivakumar
Dept. of Horticulture, Coconut Research Station, TNAU, Aliyarnagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (642 101), India
E. Ramya
Dept. of Crop Management, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Eachangkottai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (614 902), India
P. Pavithra
Dept. of Crop Management, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Eachangkottai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (614 902), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Drudgery, Groundnut Earthing-up, Groundnut Weeder, Mechanized tool
Abstract
Groundnut is one of the oil seed crop. It is grown as both a rain-fed and irrigation crop. The main problems faced by the farmers are its weeding and earthing-up. Groundnut weeder cum earthing-up tool was developed to reduce the drudgery of farm women labour and increase the income of the farmer. The tool was fabricated with MS steel and was tested for its performance and economic evaluation. The tool was tested for its smoothness of operation and damage of the crop.
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