Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure
The main goal of sowing is the distribution of seeds at an optimal depth with adequate seed spacings. The results of the optimal sowing, in both horizontal and vertical directions, are better germination and sprouting, as well as increased yield and reduced influence of plants on each other’s space...
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| author | Jan Turan Vladimir Višacki Sanja Mehandžić Pavol Findura Patrik Burg Aleksandar Sedlar |
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| description | The main goal of sowing is the distribution of seeds at an optimal depth with adequate seed spacings. The results of the optimal sowing, in both horizontal and vertical directions, are better germination and sprouting, as well as increased yield and reduced influence of plants on each other’s space for growing, regarding the available light, nutrients and moisture. Quality of horizontal and vertical seed distribution is influenced by the distance between rows, sowing depth, pre-sowing preparation, seed drill, seeding mechanism, sowing density, and operator’s skills. The arithmetic mean of spacing (Am), standard deviation for spacings between the plants (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV) are usually used for representation of sowing evenness. Assuming that the seeds are of good germination quality, the yield is directly dependent on the sowing quality and organization of plants per unit of surface area. A well prepared plot was sown with 20 corn seed hybrids from different FAO maturity groups. The sowing was performed with precision pneumatic seed drill INO Becker Aeromat 2, which ejects individual seeds by using the overpressure.After sprouting, no statistically significant differences were found between the sowing of hybrids from different FAO maturity groups and their characteristics. When the yield is concerned, biological characteristics of hybrids are much more influential than the quality of sowing. This is true only if the tractor implement for wide row planting is properly adjusted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40b82e893bad4eb1ad07d056b77eaf3d2022-12-21T18:28:20ZengMendel University PressActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis1211-85162464-83102014-01-016261487149210.11118/actaun201462061487Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With OverpressureJan Turan0Vladimir Višacki1Sanja Mehandžić2Pavol Findura3Patrik Burg4Aleksandar Sedlar5Faculty of Agriculture Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, SerbiaAgricultural Expert and Advisory Service, Temerinska 131, Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Machines and Production Systems, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Horticultural Machinery, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicFaculty of Agriculture Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, SerbiaThe main goal of sowing is the distribution of seeds at an optimal depth with adequate seed spacings. The results of the optimal sowing, in both horizontal and vertical directions, are better germination and sprouting, as well as increased yield and reduced influence of plants on each other’s space for growing, regarding the available light, nutrients and moisture. Quality of horizontal and vertical seed distribution is influenced by the distance between rows, sowing depth, pre-sowing preparation, seed drill, seeding mechanism, sowing density, and operator’s skills. The arithmetic mean of spacing (Am), standard deviation for spacings between the plants (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV) are usually used for representation of sowing evenness. Assuming that the seeds are of good germination quality, the yield is directly dependent on the sowing quality and organization of plants per unit of surface area. A well prepared plot was sown with 20 corn seed hybrids from different FAO maturity groups. The sowing was performed with precision pneumatic seed drill INO Becker Aeromat 2, which ejects individual seeds by using the overpressure.After sprouting, no statistically significant differences were found between the sowing of hybrids from different FAO maturity groups and their characteristics. When the yield is concerned, biological characteristics of hybrids are much more influential than the quality of sowing. This is true only if the tractor implement for wide row planting is properly adjusted.https://acta.mendelu.cz/62/6/1487/corn sowingoverpressureseeding mechanismseeding diskquality |
| spellingShingle | Jan Turan Vladimir Višacki Sanja Mehandžić Pavol Findura Patrik Burg Aleksandar Sedlar Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis corn sowing overpressure seeding mechanism seeding disk quality |
| title | Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure |
| title_full | Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure |
| title_fullStr | Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure |
| title_short | Sowing Quality Indicators for a Seed Drill With Overpressure |
| title_sort | sowing quality indicators for a seed drill with overpressure |
| topic | corn sowing overpressure seeding mechanism seeding disk quality |
| url | https://acta.mendelu.cz/62/6/1487/ |
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