Agricultural Implements

Cono Weeder is a rotary, Mechanical hand weeding machine meant for wetland paddy field. 

Salient Features:

·          Easy to operate 

·          Low cost weed control 

·          No chemical residue 

·          Facilitates good aeration 

·          Better development of root system

·          Conserves soil moisture

·          Ergonomically designed plastic cones

Direct Paddy Seeder is for sowing germinated paddy seed directly in wetland field. There is no need for transplantation. It is a manually pulled implement. It covers 8 rows of 20cm row-to-row spacing at a time. It is made up of plastic materials.

Salient Features:

·  Labour cost is redused drastically

·  Uniformity in seed sowing and Plant population

·  Continuous drilling of seeds is eliminated.

·  Reduction in seed rate and thinning cost.

·  Crop matures 7-10 days earlier than the transplanted paddy

·  Light in weight and easy to handle

·  An area of 1 hectare per day can be shown.

Skilled Coconut Tree Climbers have become rare and farmers are finding it difficult to harvest the nuts. Though a trained tree climber can climb about 40 trees per day, untrained climbers can climb only 5-10 trees in a day. To make it convenient for them, TNAU developed the Coconut Tree Climber. This device ensures 100% safety to the tree climber.

Finger weeder is used to remove weeds in wetland paddy field. 

Salient Features:

·          Easy to operate

·          Low cost weed control

·          No chemical residue

·          Facilitates good aeration.

·          Better development of root system.

·          Conserves soil moisture.

To  shell groundnut pods and separate kernel

·  Clearance between the concave and oscillating sector is adjustable to suit the different varieties.

·  Concave sieves are also replaceable depending upon pod size.

·  The oscillating sector of the unit decorticates by rubbing action.

·  The efficiency of the unit is 98%.

Twin Wheel Hoe Weeder is to remove small weeds in dry land.

Sugarcane Detrasher is used for de- trashing of sugarcane leaves.

·     Labour requirement is less

·     Easy for handling

·     Reduced cost of de-trashing

·     Used for all varieties of cane

·     Also removes the sprouted buds

·     Easy collection of de-trashed leaves

 Amla Seed Remover is a hand operated equipment to removed seed from amla. The fruit, which is to be destoned, is kept on the seat on the platform, which has hole at the centre of the seat. A rod connected to the handle punches the fruit with a shock load, which makes the seed portion of the fruit to move down through the hole provided at the centre of the seat. After every punching the seed is removed and the fruit has a hole a the centre.

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Insect Traps are meant for trapping insects in stored grains.

No Chemicals.  No Battery.  No Maintenance.

• Dibber is meant for row seeding in dry land.
• It is a precision seeder.  
• Manually operated.
• Can be used for all seeds.  Only the seed plate is to be changed according to the size of the seed.
• Adjustable furrow opener.   
• Depth of plating is controlled with this arrangements.
• Automatic closing the furrow after seed fall with chain.
• Row marker attached.