Mechanised field transplanting of oil palm Elaeis guineensis seedling Malaysia


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Azmi Yahya, . and El Pebrian D ., . Mechanised field transplanting of oil palm Elaeis guineensis seedling Malaysia. pp. 723-745. ISSN 0126-575X

Abstract

A trailed type transplanting machine that is run by a 4-wheel tractor with at least 85 hp (63.4 kW) for field transplanting of oil palm seedlings has been designed developed and tested. The machine configuration consists of the main chassis seedling bin seedling planting assembly operator compartment and associated hydraulic system. Two operators are required in the transplanting operation with this mechanised system a driver for the tractor and an operator for transplanter. The driver drives the tractor-transplanter in the field while the operator on the transplanter operates the hydraulic control system to integrate all operational activities. The operational activities include the preparations of planting hole placement of seedling in the prepared hole covering of the seedling in the prepared hole and compacting of the soil around the planted seedling. Results of the field evaluations indicates that this mechanised transplanting system has a planting capacity of 99 seedlings/man-day or 0.62 ha/man-day as compared to 0.28 ha/man-day or 45 seedlings/man-day with the manual transplanting planting system an improvement of 2.2 times. The estimated planting cost is RM2.11 per seedling with mechanised transplanting as compared to RM2.26 with manual transplanting a reduction of 6.64 per cent.


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Abstract

A trailed type transplanting machine that is run by a 4-wheel tractor with at least 85 hp (63.4 kW) for field transplanting of oil palm seedlings has been designed developed and tested. The machine configuration consists of the main chassis seedling bin seedling planting assembly operator compartment and associated hydraulic system. Two operators are required in the transplanting operation with this mechanised system a driver for the tractor and an operator for transplanter. The driver drives the tractor-transplanter in the field while the operator on the transplanter operates the hydraulic control system to integrate all operational activities. The operational activities include the preparations of planting hole placement of seedling in the prepared hole covering of the seedling in the prepared hole and compacting of the soil around the planted seedling. Results of the field evaluations indicates that this mechanised transplanting system has a planting capacity of 99 seedlings/man-day or 0.62 ha/man-day as compared to 0.28 ha/man-day or 45 seedlings/man-day with the manual transplanting planting system an improvement of 2.2 times. The estimated planting cost is RM2.11 per seedling with mechanised transplanting as compared to RM2.26 with manual transplanting a reduction of 6.64 per cent.

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Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term: ELAEIS GUINEENSIS
AGROVOC Term: OIL PALMS
AGROVOC Term: TRANSPLANTING
AGROVOC Term: SEEDLING PRODUCTION
AGROVOC Term: TRACTORS
AGROVOC Term: TRAILERS
AGROVOC Term: HANDLING MACHINERY
AGROVOC Term: MACHINERY INDUSTRY
AGROVOC Term: HANDLING
AGROVOC Term: MALAYSIA ELAEIS GUINEENSIS
Depositing User: Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18001

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