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(1) What are the available methods for crop establishments in the field?
(2) Give a conceptual sketch for a seeder to establish soybean seeds in an
agricultural field of dry zone in Sri Lanka (Use software where
necessary/or a hand sketch with detail).
(3) Discuss the advantages of the seed dibbling mechanism and list the
crops that can be used dibbler.
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(4) Discuss the key points to enhance agricultural productivity using the
fertilizer applicators.
(5) Calculations: Calibration of a seed drill
Number of furrows = 5
Spacing between the furrows = 8 cm
Diameter of the ground wheel = 0.65 m
Number of rotations of the ground wheel = 300
Weight of seed collected = 20 kg
Calculate the seed rate in kg/ha
The average number of seeds dropped per one revelation =6
Calculate the
(1) seed rate and
(ii)
hole to hole spacing