Glasnik Zaštite Bilja, Vol. 41 No. 5, 2018.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.31727/gzb.41.5.3
Possibility of increasing the efficiency of preparation of soil and sowing of winter cereals with elements of precision agriculture
Denis Stajnko
orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-962X
; Fakultet za poljoprivredu i prirodne znanosti, Hoče-Maribor, Slovenija
Abstract
The concept of precision farming is wide, and it is represented with the efficiency achieved with the help of precise RTK (Real Time Kinematic) navigation, digital maps and appropriate software. Different studies around the world reported considerable fuel and time saving during soil tillage and seeding which based on omitting the overlapping and the frequency of turning round at the end of fields. For smaller farms, which commonly use 3 m working machines (cultivator, chisels, disc harrow) up to 15.7% of the time and 8.66 % of the fuel can be saved, while on 6 m machines up to 12.6 % of the time and 8.28% of fuel is saved. The main reason lies in the reduction of overlapping width which in manual driving conditions usually represent about 10 % of nominal working width. The use of precision agriculture technologies allows us to better plan and analyze the working procedures.
Keywords
RTK navigation; soil cultivation; efficiency; fuel savings; precision farming
Hrčak ID:
207255
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Publication date:
24.10.2018.
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