Combined units for mowing and sealing of siderates

Abstract

Many agricultural producers have switched to organic farming methods, i.e. the use of green fertilizers - green manure. Many experts recommend cutting siderate cultures with a subsurface plowand leaving it on the surface of the soil as mulch. But not all termination methods are effective. The purpose of this work is to develop a technology for cultivating green manure crops for fertilization, to substantiate the most rational method for planting green manure crops and an agricultural unit for its implementation. It is proposed to hang a plant chopper on the front of the tractor, which will perform the function of mowing and chopping green manure, and both batteries of the discator, mounted on the rear part of the tractor, will close up the chopped stalks of green manure. To determine the effectiveness of using the proposed approach, comparative field trials were carried out, consisting in determining the completeness of incorporation of green mass in green manure crops. According to the results of the experiments, it was found that the completeness of incorporation of green mass of green manures without mowing was 65%, and with mowing and grinding - 96%, which is 1.5 times more than the compared approach.