Energy utilization as affected by traffic in a conventional and conservation tillage system

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Transactions of the ASAE

DOI:https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.28137· OSTI ID:102739

Burt, E C; Reeves, D W; Raper, R L ^[1]

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1. USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Auburn, AL (United States)

The increased emphasis on conservation tillage, as a result of the compliance guidelines in the 1985 and 1990 Farm Bills, causes mechanical energy utilization to play an important role in the choice of systems for managing soil compaction. Therefore, a study was conducted to determine the effects of traffic and tillage systems on the energy required to establish a cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) crop. Traffic treatments included no-traffic and a conventional traffic system. Tillage treatments included disking and field cultivation, both with and without subsoiling, and a conservation tillage treatment (strip-tillage) which involved only subsoiling and planting into wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) residue/stubble over the subsoiled slot. Results showed that traffic had no effect on the energy required for crop establishment. Results also showed that tillage treatment had an important effect on the mechanical energy required for crop establishment. The strip-tillage system required less energy than all other treatments. 4 refs., 3 figs.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 102739
• Journal Information: Transactions of the ASAE, Journal Name: Transactions of the ASAE Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 37; ISSN 0001-2351; ISSN TAAEAJ
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
AGRICULTURE
COMPACTING
COTTON PLANTS
CULTIVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FARM EQUIPMENT
LEGISLATION
SOILS
WHEAT