Assessment of implement efficiency and soil structure under different conventional tillage implements and soil moisture contents in a silty loam soil

Tagar, A. A.; Gujjar, M.A.; Adamowski, Jan; Leghari, N.; Soomro, Abid Ali

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2017.07.017

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“…The air-dried soil samples were then passed through a nest of nine sieve classes of various aperture sizes to obtain the aggregate fractions of the following size classes: 32-25, 25-12.5, 12.5-8, 8-2, 2-1.2, 1.2-0.5, 0.5-0.25 and 0.25-0.15, and 0.15-0.015 mm. The mass of the soil retained within each size class was collected, weighed, and then divided into the following three aggregate size ranges (Tagar et al, 2017): -8 mm, large aggregates or clods; -0.5-8 mm, medium or desirable aggregates, and -<0.5 mm, small, undesirable aggregates.…”

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Influence of straw incorporation-to-planting interval on soil physical properties and maize performance

Dahri¹,

Tagar²,

Adamowski³

et al. 2018

International Agrophysics

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Long-term soil disturbance due to regular tillage destroys the soil structure, particularly by reducing the soil organic matter content. This, in turn, can lead to declining crop yields. This study assessed the influence of wheat (Triticum æstivum L.) straw incorporation and timing prior to seeding at 6 Mg ha−1 (S+), relative to no straw (S−), on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield parameters, as well as on soil characteristics. There were four intervals between straw incorporation and maize seeding, i.e. 60, 45, 30 and 15 days before sowing. Compared to the S− (control), soil dry bulk density increased (p ≤ 0.05) under all S+ treatments. A significantly greater proportion of undesirable small aggregates (<0.5 mm), and a lesser proportion of desirable medium sized (0.5-8.0mm) aggregates, occurred under S− treatment, as compared to $S_{60}^ +$ treatment. A similar, but less pronounced, trend was observed under $S_{45}^ +$ treatment. This trend was also evident for the $S_{30}^ +$ and $S_{15}^ +$ treatments. Generally, incorporation of straw 60 days prior to sowing led to achieving the best soil structure in terms of aggregation. Compared to S−, the soil organic matter showed a weakly significant (0.05 ≤ p ≤ 0.06) increase under straw amendment. Seedling emergence, plant height, cob length, the number of grain rows per plant, the number of grains per cob, as well as 1000 grain weight and yield were the highest under $S_{60}^ +$ , and the lowest under S−. The present study suggests that more research is necessary over longer time periods between straw incorporation and seeding on different crops, and in different soil types, in order to study the effects on soil properties, and on the growth and yield of crops.

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Influence of straw incorporation-to-planting interval on soil physical properties and maize performance

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“…If these indicators are close, then additional processing of the root layer is optional. The existing system of technologies and machines [1] for the main tillage against various backgrounds recommends several machine technologies that provide for moldboard or non-moldboard cultivation of the root layer to a depth of 16-20 cm [2,3]. Such treatments regulate the density of the soil, provide better absorption of meltwater, embedding weed seeds in the surface layer.…”

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Experimental study of different methods of soil treatment with the purpose of maximum preservation of stubble and pruning of weeds

Polichshuk¹,

Binyukov²,

Shayakhmetov³

et al. 2022

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In Northern Kazakhstan, the main task of agrarians is to accumulate and retain the maximum amount of moisture. In this regard, effective agrotechnical moisture conservation methods are high-quality autumn non-moldboard processing of stubble backgrounds with maximum preservation of stubble on the surface and a mechanical method of weed control in a fallow field. The obvious disadvantages of existing tillage machines are the poor deepening ability of flat-cutting working bodies, embedding stubble into the soil, and incomplete cutting of weeds. Machine-tractor units with single-operational specialized machines and their multiple passes over the field recompact about 60% of the cultivated area. The most promising for the implementation of these technological operations are combined tools. However, the technical process of the joint interaction of lancet, disk, and bar working bodies with the soil in the conditions of Northern Kazakhstan has not been sufficiently studied so far. In this regard, the work aims to study the effect of technological schemes of a combined tool on agrotechnical and energy indicators and to test an experimental sample under production conditions.

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Soil wet aggregate distribution and pore size distribution under different tillage systems after 16 years in the Loess Plateau of China

Gao

Wang

et al. 2019

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Assessment of implement efficiency and soil structure under different conventional tillage implements and soil moisture contents in a silty loam soil

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Influence of straw incorporation-to-planting interval on soil physical properties and maize performance

Influence of straw incorporation-to-planting interval on soil physical properties and maize performance

Experimental study of different methods of soil treatment with the purpose of maximum preservation of stubble and pruning of weeds

Soil wet aggregate distribution and pore size distribution under different tillage systems after 16 years in the Loess Plateau of China

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Assessment of implement efficiency and soil structure under different conventional tillage implements and soil moisture contents in a silty loam soil

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Influence of straw incorporation-to-planting interval on soil physical properties and maize performance

Influence of straw incorporation-to-planting interval on soil physical properties and maize performance

Experimental study of different methods of soil treatment with the purpose of maximum preservation of stubble and pruning of weeds

Soil wet aggregate distribution and pore size distribution under different tillage systems after 16 years in the Loess Plateau of China

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Soil wet aggregate distribution and pore size distribution under different tillage systems after 16 years in the Loess Plateau of China