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                <publisherName>ZIBELINE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING</publisherName>
                <title type="subject" xml:lang="en" sort="Big Data In Agriculture">Big Data In Agriculture</title>
                <abbrev_title>Big.data.Agr</abbrev_title>
                <issn type="online">2682-7786</issn>
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                <title type="title">SUSTAINABLE MECHANIZATION: AGRO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF SUPER SEEDER FOR WHEAT ESTABLISHMENT IN NEPAL’S RICE–WHEAT CROPPING SYSTEM</title>
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            <copyright ownership="publisher">Copyright © 2025 Zibeline International Publishing</copyright>
            <doi origin="zibeline international publishing" registered="yes">http://doi.org/10.26480/bda.02.2025.106.111</doi>
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                <event type="publication_date" date="14-07-2025" />
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                        <editorNames>Manoj Kumar Joshi</editorNames>
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                        <editorNames>Shamshad Ansari</editorNames>
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            <keyword>Super Seeder, residue management, conservation agriculture, economic analysis, farmer perception.</keyword>
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            <volume>7</volume>
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            <issue>2</issue>
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            <pages>106-111</pages>
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                <p>This study assesses the efficacy of Super Seeder technology, a tractor-operated machine that allows for
simultaneous residue integration and seed sowing, under various paddy straw height circumstances in
Nepal's Terai region. Crop residue management is critical for sustained intensification of rice-wheat systems.
Despite its negative environmental consequences, residue burning before wheat sowing continues to be
common in Nepal. We conducted a field experiment at the on-station of the Directorate of Agricultural
Research, Koshi Province. The study applied four straw height treatments 0-5 cm, 10-15 cm, 25-30 cm, and
35-40 cm with five replications per treatment. The results demonstrated that, in comparison to both greater
residue levels and residue-free plots, moderate straw heights (10–15 cm) produced better wheat emergence
and a significantly better grain yield (4.03 t/ha). While early emergence rates were not significantly impacted
by straw height (p>0.05), there were significant differences in biological and grain yields between treatments.
According to economic analysis, under subsidized conditions(if farmer gets 75% subsidy on initial purchase
of super seeder), the Super Seeder achieved a payback period of 0.64 years and cut input costs by 25%. Due
to its cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency, farmers at the NARC Technology Village in Sunsari district
expressed a high preference for the Super Seeder in a large plot demonstration that contrasted it with zero
tillage and traditional methods. This study focuses on the potential of Super Seeder technology to improve
residue management, minimize labor and fuel consumption, and promote climate-smart wheat production in
Nepal.</p>
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