The process involves attaching the zero-till seed drill to a tractor via a three-point hitch. As the tractor moves across the field, the machine's furrow openers cut narrow, vertical slits in the undisturbed soil. The metering system then precisely drops seeds and fertilizer into the slits, after which the furrow is covered. This single-pass operation significantly reduces labor and machinery requirements compared to traditional farming methods.
Suitability
Tractor-mounted zero-tillage seed drills are suitable for a wide variety of crops in a zero-tillage environment, including:
Cereals: Wheat, maize, barley
Pulses: Chickpea, pigeon pea, lentil
Oilseeds: Mustard, soybean, groundnut, sunflower, castor
Other crops: Paddy, cotton, cumin
The machine is particularly effective in rice-wheat cropping systems where wheat can be sown directly after the rice harvest.
