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What is the News?
CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has dedicated a tractor-operated spading machine to the nation.
What was the need of Tractor Operated Spading Machine?
- The first activity in any crop cultivation practice is the tilling of soil to make a desirable seed bed for germination of seeds or seedlings.
- However, a major part of tractor energy is utilized in seed bed operation leading to high operating cost for farmers.
- Hence, the Spading Machine has been developed at CMERI to reduce the cost of tillage operation and improve its effectiveness.
Advantages of Tractor Operated Spading Machine:
- Firstly, as compared to other tillage implements, the machine forms no compaction of subsurface soil and improves the aerobic quality and drainage of soil.
- Secondly, the machine can incorporate large organic material due to its homogeneous working and uniform turning of soil.
- Thirdly, the machine is less compacted in subsurface soil layers thereby eliminating the need for subsoiling.
- Subsoiling is a practice that breaks up soil, usually 12-18″ deep, to allow increased water movement, better aeration of the roots and access to additional minerals and nutrients for plant growth.
