Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas

The no-tillage systems production in Argentina requires high traffic intensities, for example 50 to 65 Mg km ha. Due to these traffic intensities applied continuously and successively, the soils are compacted. An of the techniques commonly utilized for management of topsoil and subsoil compacti...

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Main Authors: Enrique Ernesto Contessotto, Guido Fernando Botta
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Language:English
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2020-12-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
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Online Access:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/3698
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description The no-tillage systems production in Argentina requires high traffic intensities, for example 50 to 65 Mg km ha. Due to these traffic intensities applied continuously and successively, the soils are compacted. An of the techniques commonly utilized for management of topsoil and subsoil compaction is the chiseling. The objective of this work were: a) to evaluate the effect of vertical tillage on the physical properties of an Typic Argiudol soil from northeastern Rolling Pampa Region at Argentina and b) to quantify the power required by a chisel plow working in one and two depth layers on a soil under no-tillage. Three treatments were applied: T1) control plot (unloosened soil), T2) loosened with one chisel plow pass at 0.25 m deep range, and T3) loosened with two chisel passes, the first at 0.15m and the second at 0.25m. The following variables were measured: cone Index (CI), soil water content, (SWC), tractor slip (TS) and power and draft force (PD). The main results and conlusions showed: a) The CI values on the two deep tillage treatments was statistically different (P < 0.01) from that on the control plot up tu 300 mm and b) the chisel plow working in two depth range (T3) can significantly increase the specific resistance and drawbar power. This means that vertical tillage carried out in two chisel passe (T3) produced, from an energy point of view, less efficiency than (T2). Highlights The chisel plow working in two depth ranges could significantly increase the specific resistance and total drawbar power. According to the resuslts obtained, shape, width, rake angle and spacing of an individual soil cutting tool strongly influenced in the implement draft. After vertical tillage was applied, soil physical parameters measured on topsoil and subsoil resulted in soil physical conditions that would be suitable for crop development.
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spelling doaj.art-9b0bcb80493946bb960cd8bcdea3362a2023-08-02T17:54:38ZengFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de CuyoRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias0370-46611853-86652020-12-01522Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat PampasEnrique Ernesto Contessotto0Guido Fernando Botta1Universidad Nacional de Lujan, Ruta 5 y Avenida Constitución, Lujan, C.P 6700, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Lujan, Ruta 5 y Avenida Constitución, Lujan, C.P 6700, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. The no-tillage systems production in Argentina requires high traffic intensities, for example 50 to 65 Mg km ha. Due to these traffic intensities applied continuously and successively, the soils are compacted. An of the techniques commonly utilized for management of topsoil and subsoil compaction is the chiseling. The objective of this work were: a) to evaluate the effect of vertical tillage on the physical properties of an Typic Argiudol soil from northeastern Rolling Pampa Region at Argentina and b) to quantify the power required by a chisel plow working in one and two depth layers on a soil under no-tillage. Three treatments were applied: T1) control plot (unloosened soil), T2) loosened with one chisel plow pass at 0.25 m deep range, and T3) loosened with two chisel passes, the first at 0.15m and the second at 0.25m. The following variables were measured: cone Index (CI), soil water content, (SWC), tractor slip (TS) and power and draft force (PD). The main results and conlusions showed: a) The CI values on the two deep tillage treatments was statistically different (P < 0.01) from that on the control plot up tu 300 mm and b) the chisel plow working in two depth range (T3) can significantly increase the specific resistance and drawbar power. This means that vertical tillage carried out in two chisel passe (T3) produced, from an energy point of view, less efficiency than (T2). Highlights The chisel plow working in two depth ranges could significantly increase the specific resistance and total drawbar power. According to the resuslts obtained, shape, width, rake angle and spacing of an individual soil cutting tool strongly influenced in the implement draft. After vertical tillage was applied, soil physical parameters measured on topsoil and subsoil resulted in soil physical conditions that would be suitable for crop development. https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/3698cone indexsoil carrying capacitysoil compaction
spellingShingle Enrique Ernesto Contessotto
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Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
cone index
soil carrying capacity
soil compaction
title Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas
title_full Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas
title_fullStr Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas
title_full_unstemmed Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas
title_short Power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no-tillage in the Argentinean flat Pampas
title_sort power and draft required by chisel plow on soils worked in no tillage in the argentinean flat pampas
topic cone index
soil carrying capacity
soil compaction
url https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/3698
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