Results From Recent Traffic Systems Research And The Implications For Future Work

Acta Technologica Agriculturae

Chamen Tim¹  Godwin Richard²  Smith Emily²  White David²  Misiewicz Paula²  Stobart Ron³  Galambošová Jana⁴ 

[1] CTF Europe, Maulden, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom;Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom;NIAB TAG, Morley, Norfolk, United Kingdom;Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic;

关键词: controlled traffic farming;    tillage;    cereals;    yield;    soil management;   

DOI  :  10.1515/ata-2015-0013

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper reviews the results of recent traffic systems research and concludes that the evidence shows that with sufficient ingenuity by farmers and their equipment suppliers to match operating and wheel track widths, the traffic management systems that reduce soil compaction should improve crop yield, reduce energy consumption and improve infiltration rates (which will reduce runoff, erosion and flooding). These together will improve agronomic, economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture. Low ground pressure alternatives may well be the option that best suits some farming enterprises and should not be discounted as viable traffic management methods. The paper also considers the implications for further work to improve the robustness of the experimental data.

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