Question

Draw a hand sketch of sugarcane setts planter which plants the sugarcane in 2 rows and explain the planting mechanism based on the hand sketch that how it will plant the sugarcane setts?

Answer 1

Tractor drawn 2 rows-sugarcane planter performs the jobs of Furrow opening, Sett cutting, Seed treatment, Fertilizer Application, Sett Placement and Compaction all in one pass reducing time and labor cost.

Sugarcane sett planting mechanism of a 2 row sugarcane setts planter include:

# Planting of sugarcanes in two rows.

# Opening of furrows at a spacing of 75 cm.

# Cutting of cane into 37 cm. long setts (uniform setts cutting).

# Placement of setts in the furrows.

# Droping of fertilizer below the setts.

# Dispensing the insecticide solution over the setts (proper chemical treatment of the sets).

# Covering the setts with soil and providing light compaction to minimise sett and soil moisture loss (manufacture of standardized components to ensure the mixing of the components and desirable covering of the sets with soil) [either with shovel / leveler].