Energy and environment friendly soil tillage and sowing

This monograph presents theoretical and experimental analyses of different intensities of soil tillage and sowing technologies, the dynamics of the main physical-mechanical soil properties and seedbed preparation quality, and sowing, germination, growth, yield and cultivated plant quality parameters The work discusses the construction and operation technological parameters of tillage machinery, and describes the technological processes of sowing machinery working parts interacting with the soil and plant residues under the influence of different environmental factors. This book introduces the readers to environmentally friendly and energy saving tillage and sowing technologies which reduce negative mechanical and chemical impacts on soil and protects the environment, minimizes labour costs and fuel consumption, reduces the costs of technological operations and reduces CO2 emissions from the soil and agricultural machinery.