Modeling the operation process of the unit for processing row-spacings of fruit plantings

Abstract

Abstract The reserves for expanding areas for fruit plantations in the mountainous regions of Russia are limited. One of the ways to solve this problem is to engage in agricultural circulation and, in particular, for fruit plantations, sloping lands. At present, for foothill and mountain areas, scientifically based technologies for growing gardens on slopes have been developed for zones. One of the problems faced by fruit producers is the lack of technology for the care of the row-spacings of fruit plantations. Mechanized technologies of plain gardening are ineffective in the specific conditions of mountain and foothill agriculture, where soil fertility is the main limiting factor. At the same time, there is an urgent need to accelerate the creation of a humus layer in the near-stem stripes, to improve the water and food regimes of fruit plantations on sloping lands. The analysis of the soil maintenance system in the gardens showed that the most rational is the sod-humus system, which involves mowing the vegetation, leaving it on the soil surface in the form of mulch. However, commercially available technical means have a relatively low rotational speed of a rotary working body, do not provide high-quality tillage. In this regard, the proposed design of the unit for processing row-spacings of fruit plantations. As a result of the theoretical studies, rational values of the main parameters and modes of operation of the proposed unit have been established.