Potato harvesting is a labour-intensive operation. The present situation of migration of labour to various farm jobs and thrust for more production to feed the increasing population necessitates the introduction of a suitable machine for harvesting potato. Harvesting losses due to delayed harvesting must be avoided. A single-row ridge-type sliding potato digger attachment to a power tiller was developed. The unit was evaluated for its performance and compared with commercially available oscillating type diggers and manual digging. The advantages of mechanized digging are highlighted.
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