Experimental Study of the Planting Uniformity of Sugarcane Single-Bud Billet Planters

Wang, Meimei; Liu, Qingting; Ou, Yinggang; Zou, Xiaoping

doi:10.3390/agriculture12070908

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“…Planting uniformity of sugarcane is a key evaluation index for planters 5 and the cultivation by seedlings aims to save water, use fewer fertilizers, and raise the productivity of feddan in order to achieve a large income for the farms as well as a significant increase in sugarcane production, reaching 1.4 million tons of sugar annually within 3–5 years. The absence of a system for approving the seeds used in agriculture and ensuring their quality and that they are free from pests and diseases caused a decrease in the rates of germination of buds, which led to a decrease in plant density and the spread of pests and diseases, and thus a decrease in productivity.…”

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Design, construction and field testing of a manually feeding semiautomatic sugarcane dud chipper

Elwakeel,

Mohamed,

Tantawy

et al. 2024

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Sugarcane is the main sugar crop, and sugar is an important agricultural product in Egypt. There are many problems with the technology used in the current planting method of sugarcane, which has a great impact on the planting quality of sugarcane, which have a series of problems, such as low cutting efficiency and poor quality. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to design, construct, and field testing of a semiautomatic sugarcane bud chipper assisted with pivot knives for cutting sugarcane buds and germinating them in plastic trays inside a greenhouse until they reached an average length of 35 cm, and then planting them in the field. In the field tests five cutting speeds (35, 40, 45, 50, and 56 rpm. (Revolution Per minute), three cutting knives (1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 mm) were used for cutting sugarcane stalks with four different diameters (1.32, 1.82, 2.43, and 2.68 cm). The obtained results showed that the values of the damage index and invisible losses were within acceptable limits (ranging between − 1.0 and 0.0) for all the variables under the test. Still, the lowest damage index and invisible losses were recorded with the buds that were cut with a knife of 1.5 mm thickness and cutting speeds less than 50 rpm. The skipping rate increases with the increase in cutting speed and stalk diameter, ranging between 0.0 to 13%. The maximum machine productivity was 110 Buds per minute at a cutting speed of 35 rpm and stalk diameter of 1.32 cm. The paper's findings have important application values for promoting the designing and development of sugarcane bud chipper and sugarcane planting technology in the future.

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Design, construction and field testing of a manually feeding semiautomatic sugarcane dud chipper

Elwakeel,

Mohamed,

Tantawy

et al. 2024

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“…It results in a quickly and consistently emerging plant stand at the desired plant density. However, it takes a lot of time and work [6][7][8]. Mechanized field planting has become more popular in the sugarcane industry as a solution to labor shortages and expensive production [9].…”

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“…It greatly saves labor in the working process, and operates extended hours during both day and night shifts [11]. At this time, the three primary types of sugarcane planter are whole-stalk planters, real-time planters, and billet planters [6]. In addition to other industrialized countries, the United States, Japan, and Italy, among others, have begun to investigate sugarcane transplanting and have created automatic transplanter machinery suitable for diverse geographical environments and crop varieties [12][13][14][15].…”

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Design and Validation of a Variable-Rate Control Metering Mechanism and Smart Monitoring System for a High-Precision Sugarcane Transplanter

Elwakeel,

Mazrou,

Eissa

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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The current study aimed to design and test the accuracy of a variable-rate control metering mechanism (VRCMM) and a remote smart monitoring system (RSMS) for a precision sugarcane transplanter based on IoT technology. The VRCMM is used to operate the seedling metering device at different speeds using a stepper motor based on the travel speed, and the RSMS was employed to evaluate of the three basic parameters of seedling amount, optimum rate, and missed rate. Two types of sensors were used for detecting the sugarcane seedling (SS) and travel speed, including one ultrasonic sensor and one infrared RPM sensor. The study was performed at five travel speeds and four transplant spacings. The findings of laboratory tests showed that the mean record of the relative error between the desired stepper motor speed of the VRCMM and the real value was 3.39%, and it increased with increasing the travel speed. as Additionally, the speed regulation performance was in agreement with the transplanting index. The change in RSMS accuracy is obvious when the travel speed is high and the transplant spacing is small. The RSMS accuracy drops sharply, revealing a leaping change. In conclusion, the smart and intelligent designed sugarcane transplanter would be very useful in sugarcane production.

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Experimental Research on the Effect of Sugarcane Stalk Lifting Height on the Cutting Breakage Mechanism Based on the Sugarcane Lifting–Cutting System (SLS)

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The sugarcane lifting–cutting System (SLS) is the core component of the sugarcane harvester, and the influence of its stalk lifting height on the mechanism of perennial root-cutting damage is still unclear. The test was conducted with the vertical height of centroid (VHC), forward velocity, and cutter rotational speed. Numerical quantification of perennial root based on the cutting breakage effect and cutting breakage grade (CBG) classification was used as the evaluation index. The test results showed that the VHC had a highly significant effect on the CBG of the perennial root. The CBG of the stalk decreased significantly with the lifting height. The average CBG was greater than 2.0 when the stalk lifting height was severely collapsed. The CBG ≤ 1.6 was considered qualified, and the requirements were met when the VHC of the stalk was about 0.85~1.0 m at a forward velocity of 1~3 km/h. The inverted angle of the stalk being lifted was selected to be 45° as the evaluation standard to measure the qualified lifting of the spiral sugarcane lifter. This study provides technical support for the optimal design and selection of operating parameters of the sugarcane harvester.

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Experimental Study of the Planting Uniformity of Sugarcane Single-Bud Billet Planters

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Design, construction and field testing of a manually feeding semiautomatic sugarcane dud chipper

Design, construction and field testing of a manually feeding semiautomatic sugarcane dud chipper

Design and Validation of a Variable-Rate Control Metering Mechanism and Smart Monitoring System for a High-Precision Sugarcane Transplanter

Experimental Research on the Effect of Sugarcane Stalk Lifting Height on the Cutting Breakage Mechanism Based on the Sugarcane Lifting–Cutting System (SLS)

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