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Tillage, seeding and fertilizer application technologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

Dale E. Wilkins
Dale E. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Agricultural Engineer, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center, EO. Box 370, Pendleton, OR 97801.
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Abstract

Tillage, seeding and fertilizing implements for rainfed cereal production with a winter precipitation pattern have unique functional requirements. In designing and developing implements for these systems, soil and water conservation principles are critical and must be integrated into the total production system. Plant diseases, insects, weeds, environmental degradation, crop yield, crop quality and economics all may be influenced by tillage, seeding and fe rtilizing implements. Advances have been made in implements f or improved residue management, stand establishment and crop fertilization that leave more crop residue on the surface for soil and water conservation. However, they alter the seed and root zones, often resulting in uncontrolled pests, reduced yields, or increased production costs. Research is needed to integrate production implements into ecosystem management through automatic control systems for improved tillage, se eding and fertilizing. These systems should include field history mapping, real-time soil sens ors, and models to link data bases with equipment functions.

Keywords

conservationplantingequipmentdiseaseerosioncrop residue
Type
Selected Papers from the U.S.-Middle East Conference on Sustainable Dryland Agriculture
Information
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 11 , Issue 2-3 , September 1996 , pp. 83 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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