Cotton is one of the important cash crops in Marathwada region. The area under this crop is quite large in India as well as in Maharashtra. Area under cotton in Marathwada is one million hectare and yield is 8–9 q/ha. In almost all the regions, the traditional methods for sowing cotton are still in practice. They have many drawbacks and limitations; therefore it was necessary to develop equipment to overcome these drawbacks of the traditional methods of cotton sowing. Present work was therefore undertaken with the objective to develop a manually operated single row cotton dibbler for cotton dibbling. The equipment was developed at the Department of Farm Machinery and Power, College of Agril. Engg., Marathwada Agricultural University (MAU), Parbhani and tested for its performance. Field efficiency of M.A.U. dibbler was about 86%, more than that of hand dibbling method. The working of seed dropping mechanism was satisfactory and desirable depth of sowing was obtained.
dibbler-design, testing, fabrication
