MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641061647 A) filed by Mohan Kandasamy; Sangeetha K; Ramanadevi K; Srinidhi B; Anjali M; Dharmaraj V; Pramoth Kumar S; Sri Shanmugha College Of Engineering And Technology; Sowndhararajan M; and Harini A, Velur, Tamil Nadu, on May 15, for 'development of manual-operated turmeric rhizome planter.'
Inventor(s) include Mohan Kandasamy; Sangeetha K; Ramanadevi K; Srinidhi B; Anjali M; Dharmaraj V; Pramoth Kumar S; Sri Shanmugha College Engineering And Technology; Sowndhararajan M; and Harini A.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Turmeric ( curcuma longa), a valuable crop in terms of economic for the Indian sub-continent, continues to be planted mainly by hand, a practice that entails high costs in terms of time, effort, and inconsistencies in planting.In this study, we present the design, fabrication,and evaluation of a hand-operated turmeric rhizome planter based on a ground wheel-rotated chain and cups metering system. With this machine, when the farmer walks and pushes the machine across the planted line, the spinning wheel drives the chain through a shaft, causing the chain to spin. Attached to the rotating chain are rhizome carries shaped like cups, which carry individual rhizome from the hopper and place them at specified intervals into the chute. A furrowing blade cuts soil according to specific depth before depositing rhizome. The prototype showed efficient planting distance, proper distance, proper depth of planting, and minimum damage to seed rhizome during planting. A significant reduction in labor costs was obtained using this method in comparison with manual practices. The machine is easy to fabricate from readily available parts, is free of fuels, and is affordable for small farmer."
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