Developinent ai a new garlic seeder

Abstract

- A garlie seeder prototype was developed  using a conveyor lug belt as a clove distribution system. Two sprocket wheel combinations 46:17 and 46:26 were used ou the machine performance evaluation. For both sprocket wheel ratios the garlic clove distribution on the soil were practically the sarne. The percentage of long spacing (gaps) and short spacing (double cloves) between two cloves was bigger tan that obtained by conventional precision drili. The percentage of acceptable spacing hill this drill could have been bigger if the glove size had been more uniform.