Crop establishment technologies for lowland rice cultivation in Bangladesh: hand seeding vs. machine seeding

• Main Authors: Islam, Md. Syedul, Ahmad, Desa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40570/1/Crop%20Establishment%20Technologies%20for%20Lowland%20Rice%20Cultivation%20in%20Bangladesh%20Hand%20Seeding%20vs.%20Machine%20Seeding.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40570/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2018%20%281%29%20Jan.%202010/14%20Pg%2095-103.pdf

Experiments were conducted to determine the field and economic performances of machines and techniques for crop establishment in lowland paddy in Bangladesh. In machine seeded field, the crops were grown in rows to allow the operation of rotary type weeder for weed control. In hand broadcasted field...