ABSTRACT
The study on the effect of tillage depth, speed
and effective ploughing width on draft and power requirement of a disc plough
on sandy-clay soil in Abia state was carried out. Results shows that, the disc
plough operation requires draft force range from 1.356 - 3.051KN/m to operate
under tillage depth between 10 - 20cm while operating with speed varying from 6
- 8km/hr. Also the values ofthe draw-bar power recorded during the ploughing
operation ranged from 2.90 - 5.42KW fo: the range of working width of (60 -
180cm), operational speed (6 - 8Km/hr) and ploughing depth varying from 10 to
20cm. Results of the optimization showed that the optimum draft-force and the
draw-bar power are 1.9516 and 4.9487 respectively at optimum speed of 7.73709,
working width of 119.064 and harrowing depth of 13.7061.
ONYEWUIZU, B (2025). Effect Of Tllage Depth, Speed Ploughing And Effective Width On Draft And Power Requirements Of A Disc Plough On Sandy-Clay Soil In Abia State:- Onyewuizu Nnaemeka B . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Mar 31, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-tllage-depth-speed-ploughing-and-effective-width-on-draft-and-power-requirements-of-a-disc-plough-on-sandy-clay-soil-in-abia-state-onyewuizu-nnaemeka-b-7-2
BEDE, ONYEWUIZU. "Effect Of Tllage Depth, Speed Ploughing And Effective Width On Draft And Power Requirements Of A Disc Plough On Sandy-Clay Soil In Abia State:- Onyewuizu Nnaemeka B " Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 21 Mar. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-tllage-depth-speed-ploughing-and-effective-width-on-draft-and-power-requirements-of-a-disc-plough-on-sandy-clay-soil-in-abia-state-onyewuizu-nnaemeka-b-7-2. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
BEDE, ONYEWUIZU. "Effect Of Tllage Depth, Speed Ploughing And Effective Width On Draft And Power Requirements Of A Disc Plough On Sandy-Clay Soil In Abia State:- Onyewuizu Nnaemeka B ". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 21 Mar. 2025. Web. 31 Mar. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-tllage-depth-speed-ploughing-and-effective-width-on-draft-and-power-requirements-of-a-disc-plough-on-sandy-clay-soil-in-abia-state-onyewuizu-nnaemeka-b-7-2 >.
BEDE, ONYEWUIZU. "Effect Of Tllage Depth, Speed Ploughing And Effective Width On Draft And Power Requirements Of A Disc Plough On Sandy-Clay Soil In Abia State:- Onyewuizu Nnaemeka B " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2025). Accessed 31 Mar. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-tllage-depth-speed-ploughing-and-effective-width-on-draft-and-power-requirements-of-a-disc-plough-on-sandy-clay-soil-in-abia-state-onyewuizu-nnaemeka-b-7-2