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<p>Soil compaction and degradation due to improper tillage are problems involving significant natural and economic damages. On compacted soils, suitable cultivation can be implemented only with higher energy and traction force input. In our study, the effect of a soil conditioner (Neosol) was examined on the penetration resistance of the soil and the traction power demand for ploughing in the experiment set up in the East-Slovak Plain in 2017 ‒ 2018 to justify several preliminary results showing that long-term soil conditioning results in enhanced root system, improved soil structure, cultivability, water- and salt regime. We found a positive effect of Neosol application with both investigated parameters and its long-term effect was also justified. The penetration resistance values of the soil of the untreated plot were 17 ‒ 23% higher, while the traction power demand values were 9 ‒ 32% lower in comparison with the Neosol treated plot in the first and the second year of the study, respectively. We assume the cumulative positive effect of soil conditioning on the physical soil properties in the study area, therefore the long-term application of Neosol is recommended for farms having similar soil properties.</p>
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Soil compaction and degradation due to improper tillage are problems involving significant natural and economic damages. On compacted soils, suitable cultivation can be implemented only with higher energy and traction force input. In our study, the effect of a soil conditioner (Neosol) was examined on the penetration resistance of the soil and the traction power demand for ploughing in the experiment set up in the East-Slovak Plain in 2017 ‒ 2018 to justify several preliminary results showing that long-term soil conditioning results in enhanced root system, improved soil structure, cultivability, water- and salt regime. We found a positive effect of Neosol application with both investigated parameters and its long-term effect was also justified. The penetration resistance values of the soil of the untreated plot were 17 ‒ 23% higher, while the traction power demand values were 9 ‒ 32% lower in comparison with the Neosol treated plot in the first and the second year of the study, respectively. We assume the cumulative positive effect of soil conditioning on the physical soil properties in the study area, therefore the long-term application of Neosol is recommended for farms having similar soil properties.

Effect of Soil Conditioning on Soil Penetration Resistance and Traction Power Demand of Ploughing

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Agriculture (Pol'nohospodárstvo)

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Soil compaction and degradation due to improper tillage are problems involving significant natural and economic damages. On compacted soils, suitable...

Effect of Soil Conditioning on Soil Penetration Resistance and Traction Power Demand of Ploughing

Publié en ligne: 03 nov. 2021

Pages: 113 - 123

Reçu: 06 mai 2021

Accepté: 31 août 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2021-0011

Mots clés
soil compaction, penetration resistance, traction power, soil conditioning

© 2021 Géza Tuba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Effect of Soil Conditioning on Soil Penetration Resistance and Traction Power Demand of Ploughing

Publié en ligne: 03 nov. 2021

Pages: 113 - 123

Reçu: 06 mai 2021

Accepté: 31 août 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2021-0011

Mots cléssoil compaction, penetration resistance, traction power, soil conditioning

© 2021 Géza Tuba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
soil compaction, penetration resistance, traction power, soil conditioning