Success in growing plants depends on many factors, and above all, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil, which are directly influenced by agrotechnical treatments. Therefore, agricultural machines for cultivation and sowing play an extremely important role in this process. They deserve special attention tilling sets, which enable multiple tasks to be carried out at the same time, thus reducing the number of times heavy agricultural machinery travels. Depending on the impact of the aggregates on the soil, they can be divided into three types - pre-sowing, cultivation and sowing i post-harvest. So check exactly what treatments each of them performs.
- Characteristics of pre-sowing units
- What is so special about tillage and seeding units?
- What are the characteristics of a stubble (post-harvest) unit?
Characteristics of pre-sowing units
Pre-sowing units they are also referred to as passive or simple. As the name suggests, they are intended for pre-sowing cultivation, therefore they consist of several rows of tools (discs or teeth) enabling work at different depths. They are used to better prepare the seedbed for cultivation, namely passive unit perfectly levels the soil surface. It is typically used after tillage or no-till, but can also be used in a no-till system.
What is so special about tillage and seeding units?
The most popular type of aggregates are: cultivation and sowing aggregates, because they can simultaneously cultivate the soil and sow seeds directly into the ground. This is enabled by a structure equipped with a hydropack adapted to suspend all types of seeders. Except that cultivation and sowing unit it consists of rows of toothed discs or teeth, a tillage roller and other working elements depending on the model produced by the agricultural machine manufacturer. Therefore cultivation and sowing aggregates they are used both in post-harvest cultivation and during sowing or planting. In case of AMJ AGRO company Customers have as many as 3 different models of tillage and seeding machines at their disposal:
It is also worth emphasizing that cultivation and sowing aggregates are distinguished by their universal nature due to the number of tasks they perform, such as:
- soil loosening,
- surface leveling,
- crushing lumps in the ground,
- destruction of crusted soils,
- eliminating weeds,
- sowing seeds,
- mixing mineral fertilizers with the soil.
What are the characteristics of a stubble (post-harvest) unit?
The last type is stubble cultivator combining the operation of a cultivator and a disc harrow, making it ideal for shallow post-harvest cultivation. Its design is based on toothed cutting discs and a properly selected tillage roller. These elements are involved in loosening, mixing, turning and promoting the emergence of self-seeding plants and weeds. In this way, the operation of the unit effectively reduces soil drying, facilitates the fight against weeds, has a positive effect on the decomposition of harvest residues, and significantly accelerates the germination and emergence of plants.
