Abstract
Gladiolus is an important cash crop and is grown mainly for its elegant spikes. Traditionally the gladiolus corms are planted manually which is very tedious, time consuming and labor intensive operation. So far, there is no planter available for planting of gladiolus corms. With a view to mechanize the planting operation of this horticultural crop, a prototype of 4-row gladiolus planter was developed and its performance was evaluated in-situ condition. Cupchain type metering device was used to place each single gladiolus corm in furrow at required spacing while planting. Three levels of corm spacing viz 15, 20 and 25 cm and four levels of forward speed viz 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 km/h was taken as evaluation parameter for the planter. The performance indicators namely corm spacing in each row, coefficient of uniformity, missing index, multiple index, quality of feed index, number of corms per meter length, mechanical damage to the corms etc. were determined during the field test. The data was statistically analyzed using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) for testing the significance of the parameters. The result indicated that planter was able to drop the corms at required nominal spacing with minor variations. The highest deviation from the mean corm spacing was observed as 3.53 cm with maximum coefficient of variation as 13.88%. The highest missing and quality of feed indexes were observed as 6.33% and 97.45% respectively with no multiples. The performance of the planter was observed better at lower forward speed and wider corm spacing. The field capacity of the planter was found as 0.103 ha/h with an observed field efficiency of 76.57%.
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Claim · model-written summary
The planter dropped corms at nominal spacing with minor variation.
GladiolusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“planter was able to drop the corms at required nominal spacing with minor variations”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Maximum mean spacing deviation was 3.53 cm.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The highest deviation from the mean corm spacing was observed as 3.53 cm with maximum coefficient of variation as 13.88%.”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Maximum spacing coefficient of variation was 13.88%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“maximum coefficient of variation as 13.88%”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Highest missing index was 6.33%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The highest missing and quality of feed indexes were observed as 6.33% and 97.45% respectively with no multiples.”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Highest feed quality index was 97.45%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The highest missing and quality of feed indexes were observed as 6.33% and 97.45% respectively with no multiples.”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
No multiple corm drops were observed.
- Outcome
- no multiplese0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“with no multiples”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Planter performance was better at lower speed and wider spacing.
- Outcome
- performance of the plantere0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- lower forward speed and wider corm spacinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The performance of the planter was observed better at lower forward speed and wider corm spacing.”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Field capacity was 0.103 ha/h.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The field capacity of the planter was found as 0.103 ha/h with an observed field efficiency of 76.57%.”
t0“Gladiolus”
Claim · model-written summary
Field efficiency was 76.57%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“observed field efficiency of 76.57%”
t0“Gladiolus”