Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter
Spraying of pesticides and cutting the grass is an important task in the agricultural sector to protect the crops from insects for obtaining high yield. In this study, a solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter was introduced. The total fabrication cost of the solar powered sprayer cum grasscutter was...
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| author | Milufarzana Golam Saklain Jim Selina Banu Md Rakib Hasan Anisur Rahman |
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| description | Spraying of pesticides and cutting the grass is an important task in the agricultural sector to protect the crops from insects for obtaining high yield. In this study, a solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter was introduced. The total fabrication cost of the solar powered sprayer cum grasscutter was 12550 Tk.. The application rate of the sprayer was 281.25 lit/ha with spray coverage of 46.7%. The theoretical field capacity and the effective field capacity of sprayer cum grasscutter were 0.08ha/hr and 0.06ha/hr respectively. The field efficiency of solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter was found 75%, for an average of 2.1 km/hr operating speed. This research observed that cutting efficiency was 79%. The operating cost of the machine was 903.17 Tk/ha. The solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter is free from pollution because no fuel is needed. The price of the machine is low as compared to others, which are available in the market. [Fundam Appl Agric 2021; 6(1.000): 35-42] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6a34b3c31904bcba4e1ef483a325a972022-12-21T19:39:43ZengFarm to Fork FoundationFundamental and Applied Agriculture2518-20212021-03-0161354210.5455/faa.5183851838Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutterMilufarzana0Golam Saklain Jim1Selina Banu2Md Rakib Hasan3Anisur Rahman4Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Industrial Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh Post-graduate Student, Department of Agricultural and Industrial Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Industrial Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh Post-graduate Student, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Associate Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, BangladeshSpraying of pesticides and cutting the grass is an important task in the agricultural sector to protect the crops from insects for obtaining high yield. In this study, a solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter was introduced. The total fabrication cost of the solar powered sprayer cum grasscutter was 12550 Tk.. The application rate of the sprayer was 281.25 lit/ha with spray coverage of 46.7%. The theoretical field capacity and the effective field capacity of sprayer cum grasscutter were 0.08ha/hr and 0.06ha/hr respectively. The field efficiency of solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter was found 75%, for an average of 2.1 km/hr operating speed. This research observed that cutting efficiency was 79%. The operating cost of the machine was 903.17 Tk/ha. The solar-powered sprayer cum grasscutter is free from pollution because no fuel is needed. The price of the machine is low as compared to others, which are available in the market. [Fundam Appl Agric 2021; 6(1.000): 35-42]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=51838sprayergrasscuttersolar poweredmachinery development |
| spellingShingle | Milufarzana Golam Saklain Jim Selina Banu Md Rakib Hasan Anisur Rahman Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter Fundamental and Applied Agriculture sprayer grasscutter solar powered machinery development |
| title | Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter |
| title_full | Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter |
| title_fullStr | Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter |
| title_short | Development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter |
| title_sort | development and evaluation of solar powered manually operated sprayer cum grasscutter |
| topic | sprayer grasscutter solar powered machinery development |
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