Evaluation of a Three-Pronged Wheel Hoe for Drudgery Reduction and Weeding Efficiency in Vegetable Crops
R. Prabhavathi, K. Atchutha Raju, I. Venkata Reddy, K. Laksmikala, P. N. Sivaprasad, N. Rajashekar & T. Jaswanth Reddy · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025
Weeding accounts for about 50% of the cost of farming and in India, women are the main weeders in the fields. This activity takes about 8-9 hours a day, in addition to about 4 hours of housework. In this way weeding by hand by women on a daily basis not only causes excessive pain...
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10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i113724