Evaluation of cotton stalks destroyers

Engenharia Agrícola

Aloisio Bianchini²  Pedro H. De M. Borges¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Faculdade de Agronomia, Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Solos e EngenhariaCuiabá MT

关键词: Cotton stalk;    machine performance;    uprooting cotton stalks;    cotton stalk puller;    soqueiras;    desempenho de máquinas;    destruidor de algodoeiro;    arrancador de algodoeiro;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-69162013000500008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The destruction of the cotton crop residues (cotton stalks) is a mandatory procedure in Brazil for prophylactic issues, but is a subject unexplored by the research and there are few studies that deal with this issue. However, this is not encouraged in recent decades, studies aimed at developing and evaluating equipment for this purpose. The present study had the objective to evaluate six methods for mechanical destruction of cotton crop residues. Each method was defined based on the principle of operation of the active parts of the equipment, which were tested in medium texture soil and in a clayey one. The variables used to evaluate the efficiency of the equipment were the regrowth rate, the theoretical field capacity and energy demand. The equipment with convergent concave disks (DCC) and flat cutters discs from manufacturer A (CPS-a) showed the best results in cotton stalks destruction in both soil types. The harrow disc (GPD) was efficient only in clay soil. It was concluded that the equipment with convergent concave disks, among those tested, was the most efficient to destroy cotton stalks, regardless of soil type, and that the harrow disc was not included among the best performers.

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