Double Disc Colter for a Zero-Till Seeder Simultaneously Applying Granular Fertilizers and Wheat Seeds

Adilet Sugirbay, Kaiyuan Zhao, Guangyao Liu, Guangrui Hu, Jun Chen (), Zhasulan Mustafin, Ruslan Iskakov, Nurbol Kakabayev, Marat Muratkhan, Valery Khan, Yu Chen and Shuo Zhang
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Adilet Sugirbay: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Kaiyuan Zhao: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Guangyao Liu: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Guangrui Hu: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Jun Chen: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Zhasulan Mustafin: Technical Faculty, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Ruslan Iskakov: Technical Faculty, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Nurbol Kakabayev: Agrotechnical Faculty, Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, Kokshetau 020000, Kazakhstan
Marat Muratkhan: Technical Faculty, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Valery Khan: Technical Faculty, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Yu Chen: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Shuo Zhang: College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: The application method of granular fertilizers and wheat seeds depends on the colter design and parameters. In this research, a new double disc colter is studied to apply the wheat seeds to the horizontal band 12 cm in width and apply granular fertilizers deeper 2 cm than the wheat seed level precisely to the middle of the band. Applying granular fertilizers and wheat seeds at different levels increases the granular fertilizer dose without harm to the wheat seeds. Furthermore, applying high doses of wheat seeds to the horizontal band decreases the competition between the seeds and suppresses the weeds. Therefore, preparing a plain seedbed after applying the fertilizers and distributing wheat seeds to the horizontal band was the research objective. The comparison experiments of the base and designed double disc colters were provided in the soil bin determining the horizontal and vertical forces and the placement of the fertilizers and seeds. The discrete element method (DEM) was used to track the soil particle behavior interacting with the double-disc colter. The simulation results and actual experiment results were satisfactory when the AB length of the wing orifice was 60 mm.

Keywords: soil particle; seedbed; soil bin; disc colter; DEM; wheat seeds; granular fertilizer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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