Optimization of parameters of ecological-meliorative product for preseed treatment of soil

Abstract

Abstract It has been established that the imbalance of soil processes caused by insufficient intake of organic matter into the soil causes its degradation, decreased fertility, and humus content. There is a problem of ensuring environmental safety. It was also established that the development of new or the improvement of existing structural and technological solutions for tillage is of particular practical interest. Pre-sowing cultivation of the soil is a thorough closure and preservation of moisture through the creation of the upper mulched surface, the destruction of weeds and the creation of favorable conditions for seed germination at a biologically optimal depth of planting. For the steppe zone of the North Caucasus (Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region and Stavropol Territory), which is the main grain-sowing zone in Russia, research is needed to develop innovative means for pre-sowing treatment that provides the accumulation and preservation of moisture and nutrients, reduces fuel consumption and stable movement of working bodies in soils having different densities. To solve this problem, the hypothesis was put forward at Kuban Agrarian University that in order to ensure moisture conservation and reduce energy consumption, stability of movement of the working bodies of the device in soils with different densities is required, while the stand must deviate under the influence of external resistance in three planes. The research was developed and protected by the patent “Device for presowing tillage”. Studies have been carried out to optimize the energy costs of an innovative tool for presowing tillage using experimental design methods that confirm effectiveness.