期刊
SUSTAINABILITY
卷 13, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13116506
关键词
secondary tillage; machine testing; traction force; fuel consumption; tractor CO2 emissions; tillage quality parameters
资金
- Italian Ministry of Agriculture (MiPAAF) under the AGROENER project [26329]
This study assessed the power-energy requirements and soil tillage quality parameters of conventional and conservation implements for preparing an optimal seedbed for wheat planting. Field tests on flat, silty-clay soil using instrumented tractors showed significant differences in operative performances between the two types of machines powered by the tractor's PTO, with rotary tillers exhibiting higher fuel consumption and power requirements. However, a decrease in these parameters was observed when transitioning from conventional to more conservation tillage implements, with rotary tillers providing a better quality seedbed.
Conventional seedbed preparation is based on deep ploughing followed by lighter and finer secondary tillage of the superficial layer, normally performed by machines powered by the tractor's Power Take-Off (PTO), which prepares the seedbed in a single pass. Conservation methods are based on a wide range of interventions, such as minimum or no-tillage, by means of machines with passive action working tools which require two or more passes The aim of this study was to assess both the power-energy requirements of conventional (power harrows and rotary tillers with different working width) and conservation implements (disks harrow and combined cultivator) and the soil tillage quality parameters, with reference to the capability of preparing an optimal seedbed for wheat planting. Field tests were carried out on flat, silty-clay soil, using instrumented tractors. The test results showed significant differences among the operative performances of the two typologies of machines powered by the tractor's PTO: the fuel consumption, the power and the energy requirements of the rotary tillers are strongly higher than power harrows. However, the results also showed a decrease of these parameters proceeding from conventional to more conservation tillage implements. The better quality of seedbed was provided by the rotary tillers.
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