DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ANIMAL-TRACTION PLANTER

Authors

  • Rogério de Araújo Almeida
  • Paulo Garcez Ferreira Leão
  • Luiz Carlos Barcellos
  • José Geraldo da Silva

Keywords:

Planter machine, animal-powered, no-tillage, prototype

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present an alternative planting device for small-scale farmers. A prototype of an animal-traction planter, which was evaluated by small-scale family farmers, was developed. Evaluation results were considered in developing a second prototype, evaluated in a trial carried out in the experimental area of the “Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Goiás” (Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil). The developed prototype has performed satisfactorily as an animal-traction planter, offering good results to small- and medium-scale farmers in the sowing operation. The planter needs, in average, 697.4 N of force to be tractioned, with an operational efficiency of 1.0 ha/h. It puts the seeds at a mean depth of 34 mm, leaving approximately 1.4 uncovered seeds by meter.

KEY-WORDS: Planter machine; animal-powered; no-tillage; prototype.

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Author Biography

Rogério de Araújo Almeida

Universidade Federal de Goiás. C. Postal 131, CEP 74.001-970, Goiânia, GO. E-mail: raa@agro.ufg.br

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Published

2007-11-19

How to Cite

ALMEIDA, R. de A.; LEÃO, P. G. F.; BARCELLOS, L. C.; SILVA, J. G. da. DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ANIMAL-TRACTION PLANTER. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 32, n. 2, p. 81–87, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2413. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

v. 32, n. 2, Jul./Dec. 2002

Section

Research Article

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