No-tillage furrow opener performance: A review of tool geometry, settings and interactions with soil and crop residue

KA Aikins, JB Barr, M Ucgul, TA Jensen, DL Antille… - Soil …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
The primary features of an effective and efficient furrow opener include controlled soil
disturbance and low draught and vertical force requirements. When integrated in a no-tillage …

Analysis of effects of operating speed and depth on bentleg opener performance in cohesive soil using the discrete element method

KA Aikins, DL Antille, M Ucgul, JB Barr… - … and Electronics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
High operating speeds are desirable, different seeding depths are required, and low soil
disturbance is necessary for sowing in no-tillage farming. The effects of operating speed (8 …

Effects of key design parameters of tine furrow opener on soil seedbed properties

Z Xiangcai, L Hongwen, D Ruicheng… - International Journal of …, 2016 - ijabe.org
The structural parameters of tine furrow openers have significant effects on soil property of
seed furrow in no-till planting, thereby affecting crop growth and yields. In order to analyze …

Performance evaluation of different furrow openers for sustainable tillage: A review

DS Parihar, B Dogra, MK Narang - Indian Journal of Ecology, 2023 - indianjournals.com
Controlled soil disturbance, low draft and vertical force requirements are among the primary
characteristics of a practical and efficient furrow opener. The furrow openers should also be …

Mesoscopic analysis of drag reduction performance of bionic furrow opener based on the discrete element method

G Liu, J Yao, Z Chen, X Han, M Zou - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In order to study the dynamic interface mechanical behavior between soil and agricultural
machinery and reveal the causes of tillage resistance, three kinds of bionic furrow opener …

Effect of Furrow opener design, furrow depth, operating speed on soil characteristics, draft and germination of sugarcane

S Singh, A Tripathi, AK Singh - Sugar Tech, 2017 - Springer
The research was conducted at ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow,
India, to study the effect of different types of furrow opener at different depth and speed of …

Tractor performance and corn crop development as a function of furrow opener and working depth in a Red Latosol

RS Bertonha, CEA Furlani, VFA Silva… - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - search.informit.org
To use a no-tillage system, the producer must know the ideal tool for each condition
encountered in the soil. In seeding, the function of the furrow opener is loosening and …

Soil bin studies on the selection of furrow opener for conservation agriculture

C Sawant, A Kumar, I Mani… - Journal of Soil and Water …, 2016 - indianjournals.com
Conservation agriculture is a set of soil management practices include conservation tillage,
residue management and crop rotation. Conservation tillage deals with tillage practices that …

Design and experimental validation of sliding knife notch-type disc opener for a no-till combine harvester cum seed drill

K Qin, W Ding, F Ahmad, Z Fang - International Journal of Agricultural and …, 2018 - ijabe.org
One major constraint in developing a combine harvester cum seed drill (CHCSD) is the
limited space available for the attachment of no-till furrow openers. Investigating the straw …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling Mechanization and Profitability in Maize Cultivation through Innovative Maize Planters along with Agroforestry Approach: Sustainable and Climate …

R Chandel, MK Narang, SS Thakur - New Prospects of Maize, 2023 - intechopen.com
Keeping in view declining water tables in India and across the world, low greenhouse gas
(GHG) emission and global warming potential (GWP) for maize as compared to rice a study …