PLANTING EQUIPMENT

• Classification of planting equipment:

1. Row-crop planters – planters designed to plant seeds or plants in rows far enough
apart to permit the subsequent entry of machinery.

a. Row-crop drill planter – designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row spacing greater
than 36 cm.
b. Hill-drop planter – designed to plant one or more seeds or plants in rows and in hills.

2. Solid planters – planters designed to plant seeds or plants in patterns which do not
allow subsequent entry of machinery.

c. Solid drill planter – designed to plant seeds continuously in rows with row spacing less than 36
cm.
d. Broadcaster – designed to scatter the seeds uniformly over the surface of the field without
definite rows and hills. Seeds are covered by harrowing.
• Mechanical functions of a planter:

1. Make a furrow - Furrow opener

2. Meter the seeds - Metering device
3. Deposit the seeds - Seed tube
4. Cover the seeds - Furrow closer
Different types of furrow opener :
1. Single disc
2. Double disc
3. Hoe type
4. Full or curve runner
5. Shovel type with double boot opener
6. Chisel point type opener
7. Shoe type with boot for seed tube only
8. Inverted T-type furrow opener
Different types of metering devices :

1. Adjustable orifice with agitator

2. Vertical roller
3. Fluted roller
Different types of seed tubes :

1. Spiral
2. Telescope
3. Funnel shaped
4. Spiral wire wound
5. Tubular
Different types of furrow closer:

1. Single covering disc

2. Double covering disc
3. Covering paddles
4. Covering knives
5. Covering chains
6. Spring covering lines
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