Development of Animal Drawn Multicrop Row Planter
Tsegaye, Ashebir
This study was undertaken to design, fabricate and evaluate the performance of a prototype planter capable of planting maize, haricot beans and sorghum seeds at predetermined spacings and depths. Physical properties of seeds involved in the study were investigated to optimize the design of the planter's components. The prototype planter, consisting of a frame, seed hopper, seed metering devices, seed tube/spout, adjustable furrow opener, adjus...