Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting
In 2012 on the Laboratory Field of Biotechnical Faculty the field trial was carried out, trying to establish the influence of the soil cultivation on the fuel consumption, on the physical-mechanical soil properties of the seed bed and at the end on the field emergence of maize. A rotary harrow was u...
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| description | In 2012 on the Laboratory Field of Biotechnical Faculty the field trial was carried out, trying to establish the influence of the soil cultivation on the fuel consumption, on the physical-mechanical soil properties of the seed bed and at the end on the field emergence of maize. A rotary harrow was used for soil preparation just before maize planting and it was adjusted to the soil cultivation depths of 5 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm. The trial was designed as random blocks. A tractor with stepless transmission and nominal power of 73 kW and a rotary harrow with working width of 2.5 m were used. The speed of soil cultivation was 5.0 km h-1 on the tractometer and the engine rotational frequency was 1900 rpm. The fuel consumption per hour, the fuel consumption per hectare and the energy consumption per hectare increased by increasing the adjusted soil depth cultivation from 5 cm to 15 cm using the rotary harrow. At the adjusted soil cultivation depth of 10 and 15 cm cm, the vertical soil resistance at depths between 8 and 13 cm was lower than at the adjusted soil depths of 5 cm. No significant differences were found regarding the soil physical properties in the seed bed and the field emergence of maize among three adjusted soil cultivation depths. The soil cultivation depth of 10 cm proved to be the most appropriate in view of the fuel consumption, energy consumption as well as the physical-mechanical soil properties of the seed bed and plant emergence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb4cb762379a480abef43ce0a5f224bb2023-09-03T12:36:03ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412018-12-01111310.14720/aas.2018.111.3.1519213Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize plantingRajko BERNIK0Filip VUČAJNK1University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, Jamnikarjeva ulica 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, Jamnikarjeva ulica 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana, SloveniaIn 2012 on the Laboratory Field of Biotechnical Faculty the field trial was carried out, trying to establish the influence of the soil cultivation on the fuel consumption, on the physical-mechanical soil properties of the seed bed and at the end on the field emergence of maize. A rotary harrow was used for soil preparation just before maize planting and it was adjusted to the soil cultivation depths of 5 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm. The trial was designed as random blocks. A tractor with stepless transmission and nominal power of 73 kW and a rotary harrow with working width of 2.5 m were used. The speed of soil cultivation was 5.0 km h-1 on the tractometer and the engine rotational frequency was 1900 rpm. The fuel consumption per hour, the fuel consumption per hectare and the energy consumption per hectare increased by increasing the adjusted soil depth cultivation from 5 cm to 15 cm using the rotary harrow. At the adjusted soil cultivation depth of 10 and 15 cm cm, the vertical soil resistance at depths between 8 and 13 cm was lower than at the adjusted soil depths of 5 cm. No significant differences were found regarding the soil physical properties in the seed bed and the field emergence of maize among three adjusted soil cultivation depths. The soil cultivation depth of 10 cm proved to be the most appropriate in view of the fuel consumption, energy consumption as well as the physical-mechanical soil properties of the seed bed and plant emergence.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12821soil cultivationrotary harrowenergy consumptionphysical-mechanical soil propertiesmaize |
| spellingShingle | Rajko BERNIK Filip VUČAJNK Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting Acta Agriculturae Slovenica soil cultivation rotary harrow energy consumption physical-mechanical soil properties maize |
| title | Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting |
| title_full | Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting |
| title_fullStr | Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting |
| title_short | Influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting |
| title_sort | influence of soil cultivation depth on energy consumption and on preparation of seed bed using rotary harrow before maize planting |
| topic | soil cultivation rotary harrow energy consumption physical-mechanical soil properties maize |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12821 |
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