Author(s): Chandrakiran Patel, RK Naik and Geeta Patel

Abstract: Tillage implements are agricultural tools and machines used for soil preparation and cultivation. These implements are designed to perform various tasks to create an ideal seedbed, improve soil structure and facilitate the growth of crops. Different types of tillage implements are used based on the specific soil conditions and the requirements of the crop being grown. This study aims to compare the performance of different deep plough (Spade plough, cultivator, chisel plough, MB plough) for tillage operation. The experiment was conducted at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) 2022-23. In this experiment different ploughing implement was used ie. cultivator (T₁), chisel plough (T₂), spade plough (T₃) and MB plough (T₄) laid-out in strip plot design with four treatments and four replications. The performance parameters on the basis of its field capacity, field efficiency, weed index, soil pulverization, material capacity, its cost economics were analyzed. The mean working capacity of the machines were observed to be 0.54, 1.12, 0.45, 0.203 ha/h with field efficiency of 85.46%, 80.38%, 75.54/5 and 76.54% were obtained respectively. The operational cost of spade plough, cultivator, chisel plough and MB plough were found to be Rs. 788.66, 797.49, 844.33 and 906.69 per hour respectively. The total cost of operation of a spade plough, cultivator, chisel plough and MB plough were observed 924.28 Rs/ha. 808.34 Rs/h872.74 Rs/h and 937.69 Rs/h respectively.

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