Potato Planter and Planting Technology: A Review of Recent Developments

Baidong Zhou, Yexin Li, Cong Zhang, Liewang Cao, Chengsong Li, Shouyong Xie and Qi Niu ()
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Baidong Zhou: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Yexin Li: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Cong Zhang: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Liewang Cao: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Chengsong Li: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Shouyong Xie: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Qi Niu: College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-28

Abstract: Potato is one of the most important food crops in the world, which is of great significance for sustainable agricultural development. Mechanized planting is the essential technical link in mechanized production, which has an essential component in the potato growing industry. The mechanization of potato planting technology is an effective method of increasing potato yields. A variety of potato planting technologies and machines have been developed around the world. This review presents the research progress and application status of potato planters and planting technology worldwide. It classifies the planting technology into four types: research of materials characteristics for potatoes, soil cultivation, seed potato separation, and zero-speed seeding. The most critical seed potato separation technology was divided into six types according to the structure of the seed metering device. Detailed features have been provided for some typical potato planters and soil cultivation machines. Finally, the developing trend of intelligent planting technology was analyzed, and some suggestions were proposed to promote the development of potato planters.

Keywords: potato planter; soil cultivation; mechanization; seed metering device; intelligent seeding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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