Design and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Variable Rate Multi-Crop Seed Metering Unit for Precision Agriculture
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3231136
Abstract: Seed planters with the conventional ground wheel and chain-gear driven seed metering units suffer from several limitations, such as the inability to plant seeds at variable rates, high missing rates at faster travel speeds, and… read more here.
Keywords: seed; crop seed; seed metering; metering unit ... See more keywords
Strengths and weaknesses of organized crop seed production by smallholder farmers: A five-country case study
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DOI: 10.1177/00307270221115454
Abstract: In many countries, smallholder farmers play a key role in food crop seed production. So far, the community roles, operational structures, seed production efficiency, aspects of sustainability, and the social and policy environments in which… read more here.
Keywords: seed; smallholder farmers; crop seed; seed production ... See more keywords