Energy Requirements for Combine Machine to Strip Tillage and Planting

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Agric. Eng. Dept., Fac. of Agric. Mansoura Univ. Egypt.

2 Agric. Eng. Ins., El-Dokki, Giza., Egypt.

Abstract

Field experiments were carried out at "Elbasatin station "Sabahia site, Alexandria Governorate, in area of about five feddans with using a local manufacture combined implement for strip tillage and at same time corn. The corn variety of (Giza 125) that planting, during the summer season of 2016-2017. The results of this study indicated that the energy requirements for combined implement without rotary units increased from 19.882 to 40.813 mJ.feddan-1 by increasing the plowing depth from 17 cm to 22 cm, respectively. Whereas the energy requirements for combine machine with rotary unit increased from 32.375 to 47.668 mJ.feddan-1 with increasing the operating speed from0.44 0.94 m.s-1  and  increased from 36.45 to 62.307 mJ.feddan-1 as the operating speed increased from 0.44 0.94 m.s-1  and increasing from56.889 to 66.157 mJ.feddan-1 during  increasing the plowing depth from 17 cm to 22 cm, respectively.