Low-cost drum granulator for mechanized seedball production.

ABSTRACT: Seed granulation is a coating technique, which turns a raw material mixture of sand, loam, water, seeds, and fertilizers into seedballs. It enhances the seedling establishment and early growth of crops, like pearl millet, in nutrient-poor soil. Mechanization is highly required, as large-scale production poses challenges to local farmers due to time constraints and labor demand. The prototype of a drum granulator for seeds, also known as a seedball machine, essentially consists of a metal frame and a drum. The seedballs are formed by a rotational motion of the drum. The construction and operation of the machine were designed to be simple. In this study, the combined effect of different factors, such as substrate composition, rotational speed and residence time was taken into account. This s

SUBMITTER: Romuli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024219 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature