Performance of Ananta groundnut planter at farmer’s fields in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh

Feasibility testing of Ananta groundnut planter was conducted in the farmer’s fields of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in comparison with local practices (tractor drawn seed drill and bullock drawn seed drill) for sowing of groundnut during the kharif seasons of 2010–11 and 2011–12. The field performance of Ananta groundnut planter was quite satisfactory. Seed to seed distance obtained in a row was 9.9 cm and seed rate found was 106 kg/ha. Field capacity was 0.45 ha/h with field efficiency of 72% at the speed of operation 2.6 km/h. Man-h/ha required for sowing were only 2.22. Both tractor operated local seed drill and bullock drawn local seed drill did not give recommended output values for sowing of groundnut crop.