Development of Rolling-Type Soil Crust Breaker

Awadhwal, N K and Thierstein, G E (1983) Development of Rolling-Type Soil Crust Breaker. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 14 (4). pp. 31-34. ISSN 0084-5841

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Abstract

Soil crusting or capping is a serious problem in arid and semiarid regions; it restricts the emergence of crop seedlings. A mechanical, rolling soil crust breaker was designed, developed, and tested in the field. The equipment is of simple construction and breaks the soil crust over the rows of germinated seeds effectively, improving emergence significantly without any damage to seedlings. It can be manually operated as a single-row unit or a multiple row unit and can be pulled by animal draft power or a small tractor

Item Type:	Article
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Subjects:	Others > Soil Science
Depositing User:	Mr Charan Sai Ch
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2011 11:42
Last Modified:	13 Nov 2011 11:42
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3374
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