Q.No. 3. Write down the functions of the following Tillage implements.
i. Chiesel Plough
ii. Disk Plough
iii. Rotavator
iv. Tractor v. Ridger
Answers
Explanation:
1. Chisel plough is a common tool to get deep tillage (prepared land) with limited soil disruption. The main function of this plough is to loosen and aerate the soils while leaving crop residue at top of the soil.. Unlike many other ploughs the chisel will not invert or turn the soil.
2. Disc plough is used for primary tillage and is especially useful in hard and dry, trashy, stony or stumpy land conditions and in soil where scouring is a major problem.
3.It is a Agriculture implement which is used for soil preparation. Rotavator is a gardening machinery, used in gardens, to break up, churn and aerate the soil prior to planting seeds and bulbs.
4.The ridger is operated in tilled soil by a tractor, the share point penetrates in the soil, ridger body displaces the . soil to both sides and a furrow is created. The soil mass between furrows forms a ridge. The depth of operation is controlled by hydraulic system of the tractor.