Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of the spading machine as a sustainable tillage tool at different depths of tillage on soil parameters. The spading machine was evaluated for two independent parameters: soil type and depth of cut. The observed dependent parameters were the bulk d...

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Autores principales: Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Dogra, Baldev, Manes, Gursahib Singh, Parihar, Dilwar Singh, Salem, Ali, Elbeltagi, Ahmed
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2024
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163808
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author Singh, Neeraj Kumar
Dogra, Baldev
Manes, Gursahib Singh
Parihar, Dilwar Singh
Salem, Ali
Elbeltagi, Ahmed
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Elbeltagi, Ahmed
Manes, Gursahib Singh
Parihar, Dilwar Singh
Salem, Ali
Singh, Neeraj Kumar
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Dogra, Baldev
Manes, Gursahib Singh
Parihar, Dilwar Singh
Salem, Ali
Elbeltagi, Ahmed
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description This study was carried out to investigate the effect of the spading machine as a sustainable tillage tool at different depths of tillage on soil parameters. The spading machine was evaluated for two independent parameters: soil type and depth of cut. The observed dependent parameters were the bulk density of soil, mean clod size, soil strength, torque requirement, fuel consumption, and cost of operation. The bulk density varied from 1.18 to 1.39 g/cm3, the mean clod size between 12.72 and 68.37 mm, the soil strength between 69 and 4714.5 kPa, the torque requirement between 206 and 344.62 N-m, the fuel consumption between 13.60 and 21.83 l/ha, and cost of operation ranged between 2670.37 INR/ha (34.71 USD/ha) and 3635.87 INR/ha (47.27 USD/ha). It was observed that with the increase in tillage depth, the dependent parameters were also increasing, except the cost of operation varied nonsignificantly. In comparison to the spading machine, other primary tillage tools resulted in higher bulk density and fuel consumption, whereas mean clod size and cost of operation were reported higher except for the rotary tillage tool. Thus, the spading machine could be a sustainable tillage tool for long-term agricultural goals.
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spelling CGSpace1638082025-12-08T10:29:22Z Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths Singh, Neeraj Kumar Dogra, Baldev Manes, Gursahib Singh Parihar, Dilwar Singh Salem, Ali Elbeltagi, Ahmed This study was carried out to investigate the effect of the spading machine as a sustainable tillage tool at different depths of tillage on soil parameters. The spading machine was evaluated for two independent parameters: soil type and depth of cut. The observed dependent parameters were the bulk density of soil, mean clod size, soil strength, torque requirement, fuel consumption, and cost of operation. The bulk density varied from 1.18 to 1.39 g/cm3, the mean clod size between 12.72 and 68.37 mm, the soil strength between 69 and 4714.5 kPa, the torque requirement between 206 and 344.62 N-m, the fuel consumption between 13.60 and 21.83 l/ha, and cost of operation ranged between 2670.37 INR/ha (34.71 USD/ha) and 3635.87 INR/ha (47.27 USD/ha). It was observed that with the increase in tillage depth, the dependent parameters were also increasing, except the cost of operation varied nonsignificantly. In comparison to the spading machine, other primary tillage tools resulted in higher bulk density and fuel consumption, whereas mean clod size and cost of operation were reported higher except for the rotary tillage tool. Thus, the spading machine could be a sustainable tillage tool for long-term agricultural goals. 2024-05-21 2024-12-19T12:53:02Z 2024-12-19T12:53:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163808 en Open Access MDPI Singh, Neeraj Kumar; Dogra, Baldev; Manes, Gursahib Singh; Parihar, Dilwar Singh; Salem, Ali and Elbeltagi, Ahmed. 2024. Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths. Sustainability, Volume 16 no. 11 p. 4334
spellingShingle Singh, Neeraj Kumar
Dogra, Baldev
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Parihar, Dilwar Singh
Salem, Ali
Elbeltagi, Ahmed
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title_full Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths
title_fullStr Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths
title_full_unstemmed Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths
title_short Effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths
title_sort effect of the spading machine on various soil parameters at different tillage depths
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163808
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