Development and Application of a Tractor-Operated Side Dispensing Type Farmyard Manure Applicator for Organic Fertilizer Application in Vineyards

Chemical fertilizer is not only very hazardous to crops but also to human health and is a critical environmental pollutant. In vineyards, a huge amount of chemical fertilizer was applied to get higher yield. However, the application of farmyard manure (FYM) in vineyards can be the best possible way...

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Published in:Agricultural research (India : Online) 2024-03, Vol.13 (1), p.160-168
Main Authors: Khadatkar, Abhijit, Sawant, C. P., Magar, A. P., Modi, R. U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural equipment
Agrochemicals
Animal manures
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Control valves
Cultivation
Dispensing
Fabrication
Fertilizer application
Fertilizers
Field capacity
Flow control
Fruit cultivation
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Hydraulic motors
Life Sciences
Manures
Motor task performance
Organic fertilizers
Physical properties
Plant Biochemistry
Plant Ecology
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant roots
Plant Sciences
Row spacing
Tractor engines
Tractors
Vineyards
Wineries & vineyards
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Summary:Chemical fertilizer is not only very hazardous to crops but also to human health and is a critical environmental pollutant. In vineyards, a huge amount of chemical fertilizer was applied to get higher yield. However, the application of farmyard manure (FYM) in vineyards can be the best possible way to enhance the yield and sustain good soil health. FYM application is the most drudgery prone operation in grapes cultivation, mostly done manually. Therefore, an automated solution was developed and assessed for the purpose of dispensing FYM alongside the plant roots on both sides consistently. The FYM applicator consisted of a mixing chamber, a hydraulic motor with a flow control valve, a pair of augurs for dispensing FYM and a conveyor-type side dispensing unit. The FYM applicator is operated with a hydraulic motor. The amount of FYM required can be controlled with the flow control valve as well as with the tractor engine speed. The FYM applicator has a width of 2.3–2.6 m to match the vineyard row spacing of 2.5–3.0 m. Dunnett test indicated that the rate of FYM application significantly ( p  
ISSN:2249-720X
2249-7218
DOI:10.1007/s40003-023-00683-6