The Direct Seeded Rice machine is used for planting seeds of Rice direct in the fields without any preparation or wet field and it also maintains plant to plant spacing in a row. saves a lot of time and men power. Rice can be directly seeded either through dry or wet (peregrinated) seeding.
Advantages:
Avoids repeated puddling, preventing soil degradation and plow-pan formation. Facilitates timely establishment of rice and succeeding crops as the crop matures 10-15 days earlier. Saves water by 35-40%, reduces production cost by Rs 3000/ha, and increases yields by 10%. Saves energy: labor, fuel, and seed Solves labor scarcity problem and reduces the drudgery of labor.