{"id":10375,"date":"2019-09-24T17:52:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=10375"},"modified":"2019-09-24T17:52:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:22:08","slug":"happy-seeder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/happy-seeder\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Seeder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Punjab Chief Minister has said that farmers should use Happy Seeders for direct wheat sowing as it will lead to increased productivity.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Happy seeder(HS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Happy Seeder(HS) is a tractor-operated machine developed by the Punjab Agricultural University(PAU) in collaboration with Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research(ACIAR).<\/li><li>Happy seeder is used for in-situ management of paddy stubble (straw).<\/li><li>The seeder has the capability to cut and lift the previous crop and sow a new crop in its place.It also deposits the straw over the sown area as mulch.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages of Happy seeder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The average wheat yield a farmer gets using traditional sowing method (after burning stubble) is 19-22 quintal\/acre (q\/acre).<\/li><li>It has been found that using Happy Seeder also farmers can get a yield of around 19-22 q\/acre.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Concerns with Happy seeder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Farmers had to burn the stubble because Happy Seeder doesn\u2019t work on thick bunches of straw left behind.<\/li><li>The wheat yield does not increase or decrease using Happy Seeder.But it remains at par with normal average yield.<\/li><li>Initially,farmers are facing problems because after sowing with HS,fields require proper management.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mulch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface of the soil.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The reasons for applying mulch include conservation of soil moisture, improving fertility and health of the soil, reducing weed growth and enhancing the visual appeal of the area.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:Punjab Chief Minister has said that farmers should use Happy Seeders for direct wheat sowing as it will lead to increased productivity. Facts: About Happy seeder(HS): Happy Seeder(HS) is a tractor-operated machine developed by the Punjab Agricultural University(PAU) in collaboration with Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research(ACIAR). Happy seeder is used for in-situ management of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/happy-seeder\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Happy Seeder<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4182],"tags":[4697,4698],"class_list":["post-10375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-happy-seeder","tag-wheat-yield","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}