Experimental Field Tests of the Suitability of a New Seeder for the Soils of Northern Kazakhstan

Mubarak Aduov, Saule Nukusheva, Talgat Tulegenov, Kadirbek Volodya, Kanat Uteulov, Bolesław Karwat and Michał Bembenek ()
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Mubarak Aduov: Department of “Agricultural Engineering and Technology”, Technical Faculty, NJSC “Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University”, Zhenis Ave. 62, Astana 010011, Kazakhstan
Saule Nukusheva: Department of “Agricultural Engineering and Technology”, Technical Faculty, NJSC “Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University”, Zhenis Ave. 62, Astana 010011, Kazakhstan
Talgat Tulegenov: Department of “Agricultural Engineering and Technology”, Technical Faculty, NJSC “Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University”, Zhenis Ave. 62, Astana 010011, Kazakhstan
Kadirbek Volodya: Department of “Agricultural Engineering and Technology”, Technical Faculty, NJSC “Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University”, Zhenis Ave. 62, Astana 010011, Kazakhstan
Kanat Uteulov: Department of “Agricultural Engineering and Technology”, Technical Faculty, NJSC “Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University”, Zhenis Ave. 62, Astana 010011, Kazakhstan
Bolesław Karwat: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Michał Bembenek: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: Kazakhstan is historically a livestock country, and the production of feed requires no less attention than the production of grain. To improve the forage base, one solution is the sowing of high-yielding fodder seeds. An experimental seeder was developed with new design solutions for the sowing machine, with three blades installed at an angle of 120° relative to the lower part of the blower shaft, deviated vertically by 8–10°, along with components with a radius vector of 10–15° and the blower shaft attached to the top of the sowing cylinder. The closing part of the disc coulter contained the press rollers with a disc diameter measuring 350 mm. The field tests were conducted with the parameters between the discs set to α = 10°, a disc vanishing point of β = 40°, a coulter angle of 32°, and an individual 320-mm press roller with a cylindrical 60-mm rim, a leash, and a section for setting the seed placement depth. The wheatgrass varieties “Burabay” and awnless brome “Akmola emerald” were sown. The research showed the higher efficiency of the experimental seeder with seeding units and sowing parts compared to a serial seeder in terms of agricultural performance. The increase in seed germination was 3.56%. The experimental seeder surpassed the regular seeder by 4.95% in terms of the depth uniformity of the seed placement, in terms of yield increase by 5.361 cwt/ha, with reductions in traction resistance of 12.3%, and in fuel consumption by 10%. The economic efficiency from the fuel reduction and yield increase was estimated at around 7700 USD/ha per year.

Keywords: mounted seeder; seeding unit; ridge breaker; non-flowing seeds; traction resistance; sowing depth (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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