List of implements used for tillage of soil: 1. Indigenous plough or Country Plough 2. Mould Board Plough (M.B. Plough) 3. Bose Plough 4. Disc Plough 5. Ridging and Harvesting Plough 6. Ladder 7. Tractor 8. Power Tiller. Implement # 1. Indigenous Plough or Country Plough: An indigenous plough is one of the most common implements used by Indian farmers. [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Tillage 2. Objectives of Tillage 3. Classification 4. Types. Meaning of Tillage: Crop production requires a number of operations like seed bed preparation, seeding, fertilizing, spraying, dusting, irrigation, harvesting and threshing. The first operation in production of crop is tillage. It requires higher amount of labour. It is a mechanical [...]
A tillage implement is pulled by a power unit like tractor, power tiller or animal source. While pulling the implement, three types of forces are found to be acting on the implement: 1. Force of gravity 2. Soil reaction on the implement and 3. Pull of the power unit These forces must be in equilibrium for satisfactory operation of the [...]