Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter

A study was conducted to identify the effects of different seedling raising media on the economic performance of a manually operated transplanter. The costs of seedling production in wooden frame, bamboo frame, plastic frame, nylon rope and plastic tray nurseries for transplanting one hectare of la...

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Main Authors: Islam, Md. Syedul, Ahmad, Desa
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2000
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3530/
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Ahmad, Desa
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description A study was conducted to identify the effects of different seedling raising media on the economic performance of a manually operated transplanter. The costs of seedling production in wooden frame, bamboo frame, plastic frame, nylon rope and plastic tray nurseries for transplanting one hectare of land were US$27.21, US$27.77, US$27.20, US$27.04 and US$44.89 respectively. However, for wet bed nursery, it was only US 19.32. The net benefit from machine transplanting with wooden, bamboo and plastic frame seedlings were US$ 13.48, US$ 19.46 and US$ 16.05 per ha respectively compared to hand transplanting with wet bed seedlings. Among the five seedling raising media, plastic frame was considered the most appropriate one, where the break-even area per year is only 1.9 ha. Using this technique, a farmer can save about US$ 16.0 per ha compared to hand transplanting method.
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spelling upm-35302013-05-27T07:09:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3530/ Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter Islam, Md. Syedul Ahmad, Desa A study was conducted to identify the effects of different seedling raising media on the economic performance of a manually operated transplanter. The costs of seedling production in wooden frame, bamboo frame, plastic frame, nylon rope and plastic tray nurseries for transplanting one hectare of land were US$27.21, US$27.77, US$27.20, US$27.04 and US$44.89 respectively. However, for wet bed nursery, it was only US 19.32. The net benefit from machine transplanting with wooden, bamboo and plastic frame seedlings were US$ 13.48, US$ 19.46 and US$ 16.05 per ha respectively compared to hand transplanting with wet bed seedlings. Among the five seedling raising media, plastic frame was considered the most appropriate one, where the break-even area per year is only 1.9 ha. Using this technique, a farmer can save about US$ 16.0 per ha compared to hand transplanting method. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2000 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3530/1/Effects_of_Seedling_Raising_Methods_on_the_Economic.pdf Islam, Md. Syedul and Ahmad, Desa (2000) Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 8 (2). pp. 205-215. ISSN 0128-7680 English
spellingShingle Islam, Md. Syedul
Ahmad, Desa
Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter
title Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter
title_full Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter
title_fullStr Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter
title_short Effects of Seedling Raising Methods on the Economic Performance of Manually Operated Paddy Transplanter
title_sort effects of seedling raising methods on the economic performance of manually operated paddy transplanter
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3530/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3530/1/Effects_of_Seedling_Raising_Methods_on_the_Economic.pdf