DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ANIMAL-TRACTION PLANTER

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Rogério de Araújo
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Leão, Paulo Garcez Ferreira, Barcellos, Luiz Carlos, Silva, José Geraldo da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2413
• topic: Planter machine; animal-powered; no-tillage; prototype; Semeadora; tração animal; plantio direto; protótipo

The aim of this paper is to present an alternative planting device for small-scale farmers. A prototype of an animal-traction planter, which was evaluated by small-scale family farmers, was developed. Evaluation results were considered in developing a second prototype, evaluated in a trial carried out in the experimental area of the “Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Goiás” (Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil). The developed prototype has performed satisfactorily as an animal-traction planter, offering good results to small- and medium-scale farmers in the sowing operation. The planter needs, in average, 697.4 N of force to be tractioned, with an operational efficiency of 1.0 ha/h. It puts the seeds at a mean depth of 34 mm, leaving approximately 1.4 uncovered seeds by meter. KEY-WORDS: Planter machine; animal-powered; no-tillage; prototype.