Performance evaluation and viability of a pedestrian-type low land cabbage transplanter

Mohd Fazly Mail, . and Hafidha Azmon, . and Mohd Shahmihaizan Mat Jusoh, . and Mohd Nur Hafiz Mat Azmin, . and Mohd Nadzim Nordin, . and Mohd Zubir Md Idris, . (2020) Performance evaluation and viability of a pedestrian-type low land cabbage transplanter. Advances in Agricultural and Food Research Journal (AAFRJ) (Malaysia), 1 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2735-1084

This article reports on the performance and costs of owning and operating a pedestrian-type low land cabbage transplanting machine. The tests were carried out on tin-tailing soil at MARDI Kundang Research Station. They were undertaken in view of the need to mechanize low land cabbage transplanting operation due to shortage of agricultural labor. The machine performed satisfactorily when operated on planting bed with or without the existence of the plastic mulch. Cabbage seedlings required bigger holes on the planting bed which is layered with plastic mulch in order to avoid mortality of seedlings due to the heat absorbed by the plastic. Based on the performances test, the results showed that the field efficiency were 91.36% and 92.21% for with and without plastic mulch respectively on the planting bed. On average, 407s were recorded for the machine to transplant the seedlings along 100m planting bed. Compared with the traditional method, the transplanter could give 82-85% saving in labor required to plant the seedlings. The calculated break-even annual use for the implement was 33 ha/year. The implement was projected to be viable to use for 1600 h/year.

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Abstract

This article reports on the performance and costs of owning and operating a pedestrian-type low land cabbage transplanting machine. The tests were carried out on tin-tailing soil at MARDI Kundang Research Station. They were undertaken in view of the need to mechanize low land cabbage transplanting operation due to shortage of agricultural labor. The machine performed satisfactorily when operated on planting bed with or without the existence of the plastic mulch. Cabbage seedlings required bigger holes on the planting bed which is layered with plastic mulch in order to avoid mortality of seedlings due to the heat absorbed by the plastic. Based on the performances test, the results showed that the field efficiency were 91.36% and 92.21% for with and without plastic mulch respectively on the planting bed. On average, 407s were recorded for the machine to transplant the seedlings along 100m planting bed. Compared with the traditional method, the transplanter could give 82-85% saving in labor required to plant the seedlings. The calculated break-even annual use for the implement was 33 ha/year. The implement was projected to be viable to use for 1600 h/year.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	cabbages
AGROVOC Term:	seedlings
AGROVOC Term:	transplanting
AGROVOC Term:	mechanization
AGROVOC Term:	transplanters
AGROVOC Term:	plastic mulches
AGROVOC Term:	viability
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2026 06:42
Last Modified:	05 Mar 2026 06:42
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3426

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