Work efficiency of transplanter.
Manual Transplantation | Rice Transplanter | |
Manpower | 4 – 15 person / 1 acre/day* | 2 person / 3-4 acre/day* |
Yield | -* | 10-15% more than manual Transplantation* |
Water consumption | -* | 20% less required than manual transplantation* |
Labor cost | 1500 – 3000 / acre* | 500 – 600/acre (2-2.5 ltr./acre & 2 persons/acre)* |
Transplanting Pattern | uneven | even |
Movement in the field, de-weeding & fertilizers | Difficult, because of uneven transplanting | Quick & Easy because of even transplanting |