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Design and Performance Evaluation of a Four-Row Vacuum Seeder Powered by a Walking Tractor for Precision Soybean Planting Cover

Design and Performance Evaluation of a Four-Row Vacuum Seeder Powered by a Walking Tractor for Precision Soybean Planting

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2026-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2449-5999 | Journal ISSN: 2083-1587
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