**2.1 Experimental site and maize variety description**

The two raised bed planters with inclined and vertical metering plate mechanism, manual planter, flat inclined plate planter and pneumatic raised bed/flat planters were used for this study and the manual sowing on ridges was taken as control plot. The various field and crop parameters are shown in **Table 1**. The experiments were conducted at Department Farm Machinery and Power


**Table 1.**

*Soil type and location, mean rainfall for experimental areas and maize seed parameters.*
