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Title: | Development and Preliminary Testing of Metering Equipment for Mechanized Yam Sett Planting |
Authors: | Aluko, O. B. Koya, Olufemi A. |
Keywords: | Yam sett Metering Planting Equipment Design Laboratory testing |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Publisher: | JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (JAET) EDITORIAL BOARD |
Citation: | Aluko, O. B., & Koya, O. A. (2005). Development and Preliminary Testing of Metering Equipment for Mechanized Yam Sett Planting. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (JAET) EDITORIAL BOARD, 18. |
Abstract: | This paper reports the design and laboratory testing of equipment for metering yam setts, as a precursory step in the development of a mechanical yam sett planter. The metering equipment was designed to discharge a yam sett at every 1000 mm of within-row spacing using a ground-wheel drive system. Yam setts flow by gravity from a hopper into a metering drum having an internal helical screw and lift flaps, which discharge the yam setts for planting. Laboratory tests of the prototype gave a metering efficiency of 82.2% with percentages of singles, multiples and skips being 80.5%, 0.2% and 17.7%, respectively. The theoretical field capacity is 0.2 to 0.4 ha h-1 at planting speeds of 2.7 to 5.0 km h-1. The work provides a basis for the future development of a mechanical yam sett planter. |
URI: | http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/421 |
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