New implements for small farmers of the semi-arid tropics

Awadhwal, N K and Yule, D F (1991) New implements for small farmers of the semi-arid tropics. Animal genetic resources, 68 (1). pp. 73-77. ISSN 1014-6954

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Abstract

A range of implements have been developed at ICRISAT for farmers in the semi-arid tropics. They include: Agribar II, used for various tillage operations and which can be fitted with a four-row planter, and simple T-bar bullock-drawn implements for making broadbeds, applying fertilizer, sowing and interrow cultivation; three different models of crust-breaker, covering one row, two rows and a metre-wide strip, to enhance the emergence of seedlings through the soil crust; a twin spinning-disc knapsack-sprayer for low-growing crops; a groundnut digger for hard soil, with chisel points to assist penetration; and a donkey-drawn cultivator-cum-seeder for sowing pearl millet and sorghum in hills and for interrow weeding on light-textured soils.

Item Type:	Article
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Subjects:	Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User:	Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2011 09:08
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2011 09:08
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4993
Official URL:	http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/frg/feedback/war/co...
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