A mustard planter procured from Punjab Agro; Ludhiana was evaluated in the laboratory and field for its performance. In the laboratory seed rate of 0.98 kg/ha at the bigger notch setting and 0.48 kg/ha at the smaller notch setting was observed at forward speed of 2.0 km/h. In the field evaluation, seed rate of 1.05 kg/ha at bigger notch setting was recorded at forward speed of 2.1 km/h with 8–11 plants per meter length at the optimum parameters. The objective was to reduce the labour cost required in thinning operation than other sowing operations of mustard.
Mustard, Oilseed crop, Oilseed drill, Oilseed planter
