Groundnut is cash crop and most important oil seed in India. Groundnut is grown over an area in India 39.31 lakh ha during 2019-2020. Groundnut crop need well till soil preparation for good extend roots penetrate and increasing the yield. Tillage is a process of field preparation by ploughing and levelling the hard pan of field soil into fine pulverized. In groundnut production primary and secondary tillage operation plays an important role in improving the production through good soil operations. Seed sowing is the process of placing the good quality of viable seeds into soil at optimum depth for its healthier establishment. Weed management plays significant role in improving crop production and productivity by eliminating the crop and weeds competitions. Tractor drawn weeder will cover 4-5 ha day-1 and large area will be weeded in limited time. Groundnut is a single harvest crop and whole field attain maturity at same time. Application of harvester viz., groundnut digger, shaker cum windrower, groundnut fresh pod thresher, groundnut fresh pod stripper, dry pod thresher and groundnut combine harvester can be done. Separation of kernel or seed from the harvested dried pods with fine quality is called decortication. The groundnut mechanization is used to increasing the groundnut production and cost saving operation.
Groundnut, Mechanization, tillage, intercultural, harvesting
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