Determination of Performance of No-Till Seeder and Stubble Cutting Prototype

Mehmet Emin Bilgili, Yasemin Vurarak () and Ali Aybek
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Mehmet Emin Bilgili: Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute Directorate, 01375 Adana, Turkey
Yasemin Vurarak: Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute Directorate, 01375 Adana, Turkey
Ali Aybek: Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, 46000 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: One of the most common problems in maize production is the management of plant residues. Small agricultural enterprises, which cannot allocate capital for acquiring stalk cutting machines for their operation, face many technical problems in preparing the sowing bed for the products that will be planted after maize. Stalks of maize that cannot be shredded adequately and on time cause machinery to clog, prevent the preparation of a proper sowing bed, increase fuel consumption and increase costs. The aim of this study is to compare the no-till sowing machine prototype and stalk cutting machine prototype with the classical stalk cutter in terms of some management values. The prototype stubble cutting machine used in the study was manufactured with a cylindrical structure and equipped with 24 cutting blades 1 cm thick and 8 cm wide. İn addition, the prototype stubble cutting machine used in the study was manufactured with a cylindrical structure and equipped with 24 cutting blades 1 cm thick and 8 cm wide. İn addition, the no-till seeder prototype was manufactured as a bucket-type seed hopper equipped with granular fertilizer capable of sowing four rows. It was concluded that the stubble cutting machine prototypes resulted in less fuel consumption with lower penetration resistance when compared with the classical stalk shredder.

Keywords: stubble management; no-till sowing; stalk cutting; post-harvest; prototype (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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