| Agriculture has straight and indirect contribution to boost the economy of Pakistan. Wheat and paddy are among the major rotational crops of Pakistan. The straw management in combine harvested in wheat fields is a major problem. In the past the residual wheat straw in convectional harvesting was burnt in the field which resulted losses of 80% of Nitrogen, 25% P, 21% K and 4-60% S. To overcome this problem, locally available wheat straw chopper is used for cutting and collecting the wheat straw left behind the combine harvesters. These locally developed wheat straw choppers are heavy in weight having lower machine efficiency. A wheat straw chopper has been modified using locally available materials making it light weight and more efficient. The performance... |
