Practice Name:

Paddy seed drill

Details
Category	Farm Implements
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	This equipment consists of a 5.25" long and 0.5" wide PVC pipe which is connected with two 1.75" long diameter iron wheels on their lid. In the middle of the pipe, there is one hopper for seed filling. In this PVC pipe, 1 cm. diameter holes were made in a circular manner in a 10 rowsat a internal of 20 cm. In the inner side of the pipe then is a conveyor belt extends to both side from the middle. And there is a long T shaped handle for pulling the equipment. While pulling this equipment, the seeds get conveyed from the hopper to holes in the pipe. The seeds fell through holes of an internal diameter of 10 cm.
Control Mode

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	M Gopal
District	Mayiladuthurai
KVK District	ICAR KVK, Sikkal, Nagapattinam district -614714
Address	Mayiladuthurai ,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	609001

PAS_1	"Performance of tractor operated seed drill for sowing of paddy."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322402947_Performance_of_tractor_operated_seed_drill_for_sowing_of_paddy
PAS_2	"Rice Seed drill machine (DPS 20)."https://www.exportersindia.com/ksnmmarketing/rice-seed-drill-machine-1358163.htm
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Coastal Plain, Hot Subhumid To Se (18.2),East Coast Plains And Hills Region (XI),Cauvery Delta zone (TN-4)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0020000000237
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1154
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	609001