RESULTS OF FIELD TESTS OF A SEEDER FOR SOWING MELONS

Abstract

Based on the results of research work carried out at the Machinery researching and Automatics Institute of Kyrgyz Republic National Academy of Science, a design was developed, and then a prototype of equipment for sowing melons was manufactured, according to the requirements of the technology used by local farmers. In order to reduce the cost of sowing work, the technique was developed as a combined one, i.e. with the ability to simultaneously perform several technological operations: grinding the soil, cutting an irrigation ditch and laying polyethylene oilcloth on the soil. To check the performance of the equipment, field tests were carried out in 2023, during which minor defects in some components and parts of the equipment were eliminated. Based on the results of field tests, recommendations are presented for further improvement of the developed equipment to achieve its full functionality.