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A Sorghum Planter for Small Experimental Plots 1
Author(s) -
Wiseman B. R.,
Johnson R.,
Widstrom N. W.,
McMillian W. W.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1972.00021962006400040044x
Subject(s) - sorghum , sowing , seeding , agronomy , sorghum bicolor , row , mathematics , biology , computer science , database
A sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] planter was fabricated to replace hand planting and to facilitate economical and uniform seeding of small experimental plots. Four basic units were used in constructing the planter, which seeds rows ranging from 2.84 to 6.35 m in length and 50.8 to 100.6 cm in width. In addition to more uniform seed placement, planting time was reduced by more than 50%.