Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Tractor Operated Cotton Harvesters

Current research and development in cotton harvesters: A review with application to Indian cotton production systems

“…The economic analysis and viability of tractor-operated cotton harvesters were explored by Ref. [ 70 ]. A three-row finger cotton stripper and a single-row cotton picker have been made locally, and the cost economics have been evaluated by normal practice to assess the machines' practicality and feasibility.…”

“… Portable knapsack cotton-picker 278.46 kg·annum −1 0.549 [ 69 ] 3. 3-row tractor operated finger type cotton-stripper 1255 ha 3.17 [ 70 ] 4. Single-row tractor operated spindle type cotton-picker 1543 ha 6.43 [ 70 ] …”

Computer aided refinement and development of tractor operated cotton stripper

“…For the experiment, finger length, finger spacing and finger angle were fixed but forward speed was varied. Mishra et al (2017) reported that variety F 2383 was suitable for mechanical picking. Hence, crop variety F 2383 was selected and sown at high density planting system, which was 675×10 m mm spacing.…”

Economic Analysis and Feasibility of Self-propelled Rotor Power Weeder

“…In the Indian context, agricultural farm holdings are characterized by being small and fragmented. The elevated initial costs and higher capacity of weeders have rendered their usage economically impractical or impossible for small or medium-sized farms [6]. Considering above factors, a rotary weeder developed at College of Agricultural Engineering, Madakasira.…”