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Vegetable farming is an important part of Indian agriculture, but manual transplanting of seedlings is laborious, time-consuming and often causes root damage. To address these issues, a manually operated single-row paper chain pot vegetable transplanter was developed and evaluated at IGKV, Raipur. The machine consists of a handle, tray holder, paper pot conveyor, pot lifter, furrow opener, wings, press wheel and back wheels, ensuring uniform placement of seedlings with minimal root disturbance. Biodegradable paper chain pots of 30 mm diameter with 264 pots per set were used. The transplanter achieved an average actual field capacity of 0.0176 ha/h and field efficiency of 70%. The best performance was obtained at 150 mm spacing, 0.5 km/h speed and 20 mm depth, giving 77.9% efficiency and 94.2% survival, while higher speed and deeper depth increased transplanting time and mortality. The operational cost was about Rs. 3150 per hectare with a break-even point of 101 hours per year and a payback period of 1.15 years. Thus, the developed paper chain pot transplanter is eco-friendly, economical and suitable for small and marginal farmers.
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