The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State

IKEVUDE KINGSELY CHINEDUM | 49 pages (11053 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

 An implement made up of a combination of soil working tools was developed and tested. The Implement was intended to enable 45-55 hp tractors to complete a seedbed in a single pass for both dry and wet land crops. It was envisaged that such an implement would affect considerable saving of time, fuel and energy. This would also reduce the cost of operation. The combination of rotary tiller and disc harrow for using good seed bed preparation in short time. The prototype clearly indicated a potential for improvement performance in terms of time, fuel consumption, field capacity and cost operation. Effects of depth of cut, velocity ratio, and forward speed on mean weight diameter of soil aggregates and draft of the implement were studied. Field studies indicated that the prototype had an effective single pass capability and the average mean weight diameter of the soil clods achieved was 4.5 to 5 mm. The field capacity of the machine for the first treatment i. e. MB plough ± combination tillage implement was 0.25 ha/h. In case of other remaining treatments where primary and secondary tillage operations covered by direct combination implement. The field capacity was observed to be 0.78 ha/h. In case of cost of operation in the treatment first i.e. (MB plough + combination tillage implement) was Rs. 1200/ha. In case of second treatment for direct use combination implement the cost of operations was Rs. 510/ha in medium black soil.

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APA

IKEVUDE, C (2021). The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Dec 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-tractor-coupled-implement-on-soil-type-field-efficiency-power-and-energy-requirement-in-umudike-abia-state-7-2

MLA 8th

CHINEDUM, IKEVUDE. "The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 02 Nov. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-tractor-coupled-implement-on-soil-type-field-efficiency-power-and-energy-requirement-in-umudike-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

CHINEDUM, IKEVUDE. "The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 02 Nov. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-tractor-coupled-implement-on-soil-type-field-efficiency-power-and-energy-requirement-in-umudike-abia-state-7-2 >.

Chicago

CHINEDUM, IKEVUDE. "The Effects Of Tractor Coupled Implement On Soil Type Field Efficiency, Power And Energy Requirement In Umudike, Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 22 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effects-of-tractor-coupled-implement-on-soil-type-field-efficiency-power-and-energy-requirement-in-umudike-abia-state-7-2

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