Subtopic: Functional requirements, principles of working, construction and operation of manual, animal, tractor and renewable energy operated equipment for tillage, sowing, planting, fertilizer application, inter-cultivation, spraying, mowing, chaff cutting, harvesting and threshing
Question Statement:
Precision planters for row crops (maize, cotton, groundnut) use cell-feed plates or pneumatic vacuum discs specifically to ensure:
Options:
(A) Singulation of individual seeds and uniform within-row plant spacing
(B) Random broadcasting of seeds
(C) Deep burial beyond $15\text{ cm}$
(D) High damage to seed coats
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Precision planters pick and meter individual seeds (singulation) to achieve exact plant-to-plant spacing along the furrow.