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Materials
Details of equipment and materials needed to run a rice seedling distribution center
1. Rice seeder equipment with sowing rail
1.1 Rice seeder equipment with sowing rail
Purpose
To sow sprouted seeds and cover medias; the process requires human labor.
Importance
it is important that a right amount of seeds are scattered in a tray to obtain robust seedlings. Uniformity in seed sowing can be achieved with the use of rice seeder. The equipment can also be used to dispense cover medias.
1.2 Sowing Rail
Purpose
to guide and control rice seeder.
Importance
rice seeder should be used with the sowing rail which is designed to maximize efficiency of seed sowing and proper scattering of rice seeds.
In case of mass production of rice seedling mats, Siam Kubota Corporation recommends a semi-auto sowing machine.
Semi-auto sowing machine
Purpose
to sow, bed media, watering, rice seeds and cover media onto nursery trays.
Importance
a large quantity of rice mat seedling are needed in mechanized cultivation. Manual labor may not be enough to produce mat seedling for transplanting. Powered by an electric system, the machine is used to sow Bed media,watering,rice seeds and cover the seeds with a thin layer of media. It has the capacity to produce 500 and 800 seed trays per hour.
2. Nursery tray (Standard outside dimension (WxL) 30x60 cm. and inside dimension (WxLxD) 28x58x3 cm.)
Purpose
to raise mat seedling that are compatible with transplanters.
Importance
special equipments are needed for raising mat seedling in case of large scale of production. Standard rice seedling mats are 28x58x2.5-3 cm. in size.
3. Sieving Machine
Purpose
to separate unwanted materials from medias and remove clump.
Importance
medias may contain unwanted materials such as stones and weeds. These materials can cause damage to rice transplanters during transplanting.
4. Pick-up Truck
Purpose
to transport rice seedlings to customers.
Importance
delivery service can add value to products and services especially among customers who are unable to pick rice seedlings at the distribution centers.
5. Forklift Truck
Purpose
to transport seedling trays within the nursery facility.
Importance
forklift has become a necessary tool in loading and unloading nursery trays. It help to reduce labor cost.
6. Conveyor System
Purpose
to carry and transport trays in the nursery area.
Importance
the conveyor roller is used to transport nursery trays to the nursery area and carry rice seedling from the nursery area to the field for transplanting. Minimum human labor is required to place trays on the conveyor roller, which is efficient in carrying rice seedlings from the field to trucks for delivery.
