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Item Details
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NO-TILLAGE SEEDIN
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE |
| By: |
C. Baker, Keith Saxton, William Ritchie |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£75.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0851991033 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780851991030 |
| Publisher: |
CABI PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 1996 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
This text tries to show how the risks in the practice of no-tillage seeding can be reduced. It describes the inter-relationship between soils, machines, seeds and growing plants. The T-shaped no-tillage soil slot and the Cross Slot drill and planter opener, developed by the authors, are described. |
| Synopsis: |
During the last thirty years farmers have been strongly encouraged to adopt some form of conservation tillage, primarily for long-term environmental reasons. However, the experience of many farmers of no-tillage suggests greater short-term risk, in the form of reduced seedling emergence or crop yield or even crop failure. A major aim of this book is to show how the risks in the practice of no-tillage can be reduced. It begins by describing the inter-relationships between soils, machines, seeds and growing plants. Too often in the past the subject has been approached from a purely engineering or a purely soils perspective, neglecting the agronomic viewpoint. The authors of this book focus on the needs of the plants which thus determine the requirements for a no-tillage seed drill. The result of their own research is the inverted T-shaped no-tillage soil slot and the Cross Slot drillTM and planter opener, which are described in some detail. By re-evaluating common assumptions about seed germination in soil, the authors provide a totally new perspective on no-tillage seeding. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
CABI Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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