Mechanical seeders to save labor for direct seeded rice in the lowland and upland of Madagascar
Three types of seeders were tested on-station and on-farm in Madagascar. In 2018, the small-scale equipments were demonstrated to 222 farmers and their opinions were collected to further improvement. The three seeders were further improved and tested in the 2019-2020 cropping season in Madagascar.
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| Format: | Informe técnico |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/122202 |
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