Preliminary study of performance evaluation of 6-rows autonomous rice transplanter

Eddy Herman Sharu, . and Mohd Taufik Ahmad, . and Mohd. Khusairy Khadzir, . and Mohd Shahril Shah Mohd Ghazali, . (2023) Preliminary study of performance evaluation of 6-rows autonomous rice transplanter. International Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Plantation (Malaysia), 13. pp. 17-21. ISSN 2462-1757

Rice is the most widely consumed staple food in Asia, accounting for roughly 90% of global rice production. Malaysia has a total cultivated area of 730,016 hectares, with a total output of approximately 3.3 million metric tonnes in 2016. Rice is usually planted by manual sowing, transplanter, or direct sowing. This study explores the performance and operation of an autonomous rice transplanter machine compared to a conventional rice transplanter machine. Performance testing was conducted at the MARDI Seberang Perai, Penang rice study plot. The transplanter used in this study is a 6-row autonomous rice transplanter and a 6-row conventional rice transplanter. The settings for both transplanters are set at the same scene to ensure the same plant growth rate between them. According to the results of the autonomous rice transplanter's performance, it achieved 58 percent farm efficiency with a work rate of 3.49 hours/ha. The conventional rice transplanter recorded a work rate of 4 hours/ha with farm efficiency at 50 percent. The theoretical work rate for these two tractors is set at 2 hours/ha by maintaining the tractor's speed at the same rate of 2.75 km/hour. The study shows that an autonomous rice transplanter can accelerate rice planting up to 12.75 percent faster than a conventional rice transplanter. Results of rice cultivation with an autonomous rice transplanter also demonstrate straighter crops and uniformity when compared to a conventional rice transplanter. Using a weeding tool equipped with a fertilizer applicator, weeding and fertilizing tasks in the row are made simpler due to the plant's straightness.

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Abstract

Rice is the most widely consumed staple food in Asia, accounting for roughly 90% of global rice production. Malaysia has a total cultivated area of 730,016 hectares, with a total output of approximately 3.3 million metric tonnes in 2016. Rice is usually planted by manual sowing, transplanter, or direct sowing. This study explores the performance and operation of an autonomous rice transplanter machine compared to a conventional rice transplanter machine. Performance testing was conducted at the MARDI Seberang Perai, Penang rice study plot. The transplanter used in this study is a 6-row autonomous rice transplanter and a 6-row conventional rice transplanter. The settings for both transplanters are set at the same scene to ensure the same plant growth rate between them. According to the results of the autonomous rice transplanter's performance, it achieved 58 percent farm efficiency with a work rate of 3.49 hours/ha. The conventional rice transplanter recorded a work rate of 4 hours/ha with farm efficiency at 50 percent. The theoretical work rate for these two tractors is set at 2 hours/ha by maintaining the tractor's speed at the same rate of 2.75 km/hour. The study shows that an autonomous rice transplanter can accelerate rice planting up to 12.75 percent faster than a conventional rice transplanter. Results of rice cultivation with an autonomous rice transplanter also demonstrate straighter crops and uniformity when compared to a conventional rice transplanter. Using a weeding tool equipped with a fertilizer applicator, weeding and fertilizing tasks in the row are made simpler due to the plant's straightness.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	rice
AGROVOC Term:	staple foods
AGROVOC Term:	transplanting
AGROVOC Term:	direct sowing
AGROVOC Term:	mechanization
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Mr. Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	26 May 2026 03:44
Last Modified:	26 May 2026 03:44
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3951

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