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Field Performance Evaluation of Zone Disk Tiller Machine for Soil Physical Properties and its Relative Impact on Wheat Crop Recovery in Cotton Stubble field

Field Performance Evaluation of Zone Disk Tiller Machine for Soil Physical Properties and its Relative Impact on Wheat Crop Recovery in Cotton Stubble field

Muhammad Adnan Islam1,2*, Muhammad Iqbal2, Zia-ul-Haq2,3, Muhammad Mohsin Ali1, Hafiz Sultan Mahmood1, Shabbir Ahmed Kalwar1, Liaqat Ali Shahid1, Badar Munir Khan Niazi1 and Muzammil Husain1 

1Agricultural Engineering Institute, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad, Pakistan; 2Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 3Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

adnanislam632@yahoo.com 

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Figure 1

Cotton stubble field before sowing.  

Figure 2

Wheat sowing with ZDTD machine in cotton stubble field. 

Figure 3

Field plan layout 

Figure 4

Effect of speed on moisture content at 0-10 cm depth at seed emergence. 

Figure 5

Effect of speed on bulk density at 0-10cm depth at seed emergence. 

Figure 6

Effectof speed on penetration resistance at 0-10cm depth at seed emergence. 

Figure 7

Effect of speed on emergence rate index. 

Figure 8

Effect of speed on No of tillers (NT/m2). 

Figure 9

Effect of speed (km/h) on grain yield (kg/ha). 

Figure 10

Effect of coulter and speed on fuel consumption. 

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research

December

Vol.36, Iss. 4, Pages 297-403

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