Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter

Volume: 25 Number: 1 January 31, 2015
  • Moslem Namjoo
  • Jalil Razavı
  • Ali Khani
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Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter

Abstract

Metering device is the most important part of any planter that is responsible for precise counting and uniform distributing the seeds or billets over ground surface. In this research a new metering unit was designed and fabricated for sugarcane billet planter. The prototype is mainly consisted of an endless chain conveyor with some holding cupboard for conveying the billets to the surface of the planting furrows. An effective and efficient design of this chain conveyor system enables it the precise timing for the billet to be planted with desirable overlap. As result, a more uniform crop coverage can be achieved after sprouting. Using a laboratory test rig, the effects of planting speed, cane variety and angle of chain structure on filling percentage of the cupboards, overlapping and under overlapping of the planted billets were evaluated. A factorial experiment in a completely randomized design was used for the tests. According to the results, the best performance of the design metering unit is found to be at planting speed of 3.5 km h-1 and 20º angle for conveyor chain.

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Moslem Namjoo This is me

Jalil Razavı This is me

Ali Khani This is me

Publication Date

January 31, 2015

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March 9, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 25 Number: 1

APA
Namjoo, M., Razavı, J., & Khani, A. (2015). Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 25(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.236386
AMA
1.Namjoo M, Razavı J, Khani A. Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter. YYU J AGR SCI. 2015;25(1):1-12. doi:10.29133/yyutbd.236386
Chicago
Namjoo, Moslem, Jalil Razavı, and Ali Khani. 2015. “Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter”. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25 (1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.236386.
EndNote
Namjoo M, Razavı J, Khani A (March 1, 2015) Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25 1 1–12.
IEEE
[1]M. Namjoo, J. Razavı, and A. Khani, “Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter”, YYU J AGR SCI, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1–12, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.29133/yyutbd.236386.
ISNAD
Namjoo, Moslem - Razavı, Jalil - Khani, Ali. “Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter”. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25/1 (March 1, 2015): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.236386.
JAMA
1.Namjoo M, Razavı J, Khani A. Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter. YYU J AGR SCI. 2015;25:1–12.
MLA
Namjoo, Moslem, et al. “Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter”. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 25, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 1-12, doi:10.29133/yyutbd.236386.
Vancouver
1.Moslem Namjoo, Jalil Razavı, Ali Khani. Fabrication and Evaluation of a Metering Device for a Sugarcane Billet Planter. YYU J AGR SCI. 2015 Mar. 1;25(1):1-12. doi:10.29133/yyutbd.236386

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