Wheel Load and Wheel Pass Frequency as Indicators for Soil Compaction Risk: A Four-Year Analysis of Traffic Intensity at Field Scale

Augustin, Katja; Kuhwald, Michael; Brunotte, Joachim; Duttmann, Rainer

doi:10.3390/geosciences10080292

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“…Since the proposed tool can reduce the in-field traveled distance and traffic intensity, it potentially can reduce the soil compaction risk in the field. Moreover, other factors also influence soil compaction, such as increasing soil organic matter [30,31], adequate crop rotation [2,32], types of soils [33], and contact pressure [14], which should be considered in assessing the soil compaction risk in the field.…”

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“…The other regards the optimization of the routing of vehicles within the geometrically represented field. Concerning this problem, advanced methods based on combinatorial optimization have recently been introduced based on one or multiple optimization criteria that include the minimization of the total nonworking traveled distance [11], total operational time [12], and soil compaction risk [13,14]. All of these algorithms used the metaheuristic algorithms (i.e., Clarke-Wright savings algorithm [15,16], genetic algorithm [17,18], simulated annealing algorithm [6,19], ant colony algorithm [20,21]) to find optimal or near-optimal solutions in a reasonable time.…”

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Route Planning for Agricultural Machines with Multiple Depots: Manure Application Case Study

Vahdanjoo

Zhou²,

Sørensen

2020

Agronomy

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Capacitated field operations involve input/output material flows where there are capacity constraints in the form of a specific load that a vehicle can carry. As such, a specific normal-sized field cannot be covered in one single operation using only one load, and the vehicle needs to get serviced (i.e., refilling) from out-of-field facilities (depot). Although several algorithms have been developed to solve the routing problem of capacitated operations, these algorithms only considered one depot. The general goal of this paper is to develop a route planning tool for agricultural machines with multiple depots. The tool presented consists of two modules: the first one regards the field geometrical representation in which the field is partitioned into tracks and headland passes; the second one regards route optimization that is implemented by the metaheuristic simulated annealing (SA) algorithm. In order to validate the developed tool, a comparison between a well-known route planning approach, namely B-pattern, and the algorithm presented in this study was carried out. The results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the B-pattern by up to 20.0% in terms of traveled nonworking distance. The applicability of the tool developed was tested in a case study with seven scenarios differing in terms of locations and number of depots. The results of this study illustrated that the location and number of depots significantly affect the total nonworking traversal distance during a field operation.

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Route Planning for Agricultural Machines with Multiple Depots: Manure Application Case Study

Vahdanjoo

Zhou²,

Sørensen

2020

Agronomy

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“…Field traffic for spraying and fertilizing were conducted in tramlines (semi-permanent lanes) with a distance of 27 m. All other field traffic activities were random. A detailed description and analysis of all field traffic activities and the used machinery is given by Augustin et al [50]. The headlands in the north and the south of the field were tilled with the chisel plough as used for the RT1 plot.…”

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Soil Penetration Resistance after One-Time Inversion Tillage: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis at the Field Scale

Kuhwald

Hamer

Brunotte

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Conservation agriculture may lead to increased penetration resistance due to soil compaction. To loosen the topsoil and lower the compaction, one-time inversion tillage (OTIT) is a measure frequently used in conservation agriculture. However, the duration of the positive effects of this measure on penetration resistance is sparsely known. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the spatio-temporal behavior of penetration resistance after OTIT as an indicator for soil compaction. A field subdivided into three differently tilled plots (conventional tillage with moldboard plough to 30 cm depth (CT), reduced tillage with chisel plough to 25 cm depth (RT1) and reduced tillage with disk harrow to 10 cm depth (RT2)) served as study area. In 2014, the entire field was tilled by moldboard plough and penetration resistance was recorded in the following 5 years. The results showed that OTIT reduced the penetration resistance in both RT-plots and led to an approximation in all three plots. However, after 18 (RT2) and 30 months (RT1), the differences in penetration resistance were higher (p < 0.01) in both RT-plots compared to CT. Consequently, OTIT can effectively remove the compacted layer developed in conservation agriculture. However, the lasting effect seems to be relatively short.

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“…Conventional tillage (plowing), seedbed preparation and soil treatments where agricultural machines and devices move repeatedly across the field increase soil compaction [6,7]. Heavy agricultural machines damage soil aggregates, increase soil density and mois-ture content, and decrease soil porosity and permeability [8][9][10]. Already in the 1970s, Byszewski and Haman [11] demonstrated that field operations involving a tractor with a weight of more than 2 tons increased soil density from 1.57 to 1.68 g/cm −3 .…”

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“…Already in the 1970s, Byszewski and Haman [11] demonstrated that field operations involving a tractor with a weight of more than 2 tons increased soil density from 1.57 to 1.68 g/cm −3 . The main factors that contribute to soil compaction are heavy wheel loads and the number of tractor passes in the field [9]. Soil compaction compromises aeration and the water-holding capacity of soil, and induces changes in its chemical and biological properties [12,13], leading to soil degradation and decreased crop yields [5,[14][15][16].…”

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The Effects of Soil Compaction and Different Tillage Systems on the Bulk Density and Moisture Content of Soil and the Yields of Winter Oilseed Rape and Cereals

2021

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Progressive soil compaction is a disadvantage of intensive tillage. Compaction exerts a negative impact on the physical properties of soil and decreases crop performance. The adverse effects of soil compaction can be mitigated by replacing conventional tillage with simplified tillage techniques. Simplified tillage exerts a protective effect on soil, reduces production costs and preserves agricultural ecosystems. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of compaction and different tillage methods on the bulk density and moisture content of soil. The experimental factors were as follows: Soil compaction before sowing (non-compacted control treatment and experimental treatments where soil was compacted after the harvest of the preceding crop) and four different methods of seedbed preparation in a three-field rotation system (winter oilseed rape, winter wheat, spring barley). The influence of compaction on the bulk density and moisture content of soil varied across the rotated crops and their developmental stages. Soil compaction had no significant effect on the analyzed parameters in the cultivation of winter oilseed rape. In treatments sown with winter wheat, soil compaction resulted in significantly lower soil density and significantly higher soil moisture content. In plots sown with spring barley, soil compaction led to a significant increase in the values of both parameters. The average bulk density of soil after various tillage operations in the examined crop rotation system ranged from 1.49–1.69 g·m−3 (winter oilseed rape), 1.47–1.59 g·m−3 (winter wheat), 1.47–1.61 g·m−3 (spring barley). The bulk density and moisture content of soil were lowest after conventional tillage (control treatment) and higher after simplified tillage. Regardless of soil compaction, the greatest reduction in winter oilseed rape yields was noted in response to skimming, harrowing and the absence of pre-sowing plowing. Spring barley yields were higher in non-compacted treatments, whereas the reverse was observed in winter wheat. Chisel plowing and single plowing induced the greatest decrease in wheat yields relative to conventional tillage. Single plowing significantly decreased the grain yield of spring barley relative to the tillage system that involved skimming and fall plowing to a depth of 25.

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Wheel Load and Wheel Pass Frequency as Indicators for Soil Compaction Risk: A Four-Year Analysis of Traffic Intensity at Field Scale

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

Route Planning for Agricultural Machines with Multiple Depots: Manure Application Case Study

Route Planning for Agricultural Machines with Multiple Depots: Manure Application Case Study

Soil Penetration Resistance after One-Time Inversion Tillage: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis at the Field Scale

The Effects of Soil Compaction and Different Tillage Systems on the Bulk Density and Moisture Content of Soil and the Yields of Winter Oilseed Rape and Cereals

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