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Further, the Minister stated that use of transplanters would save paddy seed and early transplantation would help the plants grow stronger by maintaining proper distance between plants. They were also shown raising of paddy nurseries on polythene sheets (mats) for utilising the nurseries in the transplanters. The Minister said the government would not recommend the farmers to go for the transplanters of any particular maker. Use of transplanters would save both time and money to farmers since the shortage of farmhands would be high during the transplantation period. He along with Principal Secretary (Agriculture) C.
Parthasarathi, Vice Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) V.
Praveen Rao and others examined the functioning of mechanised paddy transplanters at a demonstration organised by several manufacturers at the Paddy Research Station on the university campus here on Thursday..