Development and Preliminary Testing of Metering Equipment for Mechanized Yam Sett Planting

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dc.contributor.authorAluko, O. B.
dc.contributor.authorKoya, Olufemi A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T12:54:35Z
dc.date.available2019-07-29T12:54:35Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAluko, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/421
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (JAET) EDITORIAL BOARDen_US
dc.subjectYam setten_US
dc.subjectMeteringen_US
dc.subjectPlantingen_US
dc.subjectEquipmenten_US
dc.subjectDesignen_US
dc.subjectLaboratory testingen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and Preliminary Testing of Metering Equipment for Mechanized Yam Sett Plantingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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