DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL CULTIVATION-OPERATION FOR SUGAR-BEET CROP
El-Hini, Y., Yehia, I., El-Lithy, A., Faisal, A. (2017). DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL CULTIVATION-OPERATION FOR SUGAR-BEET CROP. EKB Journal Management System, 34(4), 1949-1970. doi: 10.21608/mjae.2017.96235
Y. A. El-Hini; I. Yehia; A. M. El-Lithy; A. Faisal. "DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL CULTIVATION-OPERATION FOR SUGAR-BEET CROP". EKB Journal Management System, 34, 4, 2017, 1949-1970. doi: 10.21608/mjae.2017.96235
El-Hini, Y., Yehia, I., El-Lithy, A., Faisal, A. (2017). 'DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL CULTIVATION-OPERATION FOR SUGAR-BEET CROP', EKB Journal Management System, 34(4), pp. 1949-1970. doi: 10.21608/mjae.2017.96235
El-Hini, Y., Yehia, I., El-Lithy, A., Faisal, A. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL CULTIVATION-OPERATION FOR SUGAR-BEET CROP. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 34(4): 1949-1970. doi: 10.21608/mjae.2017.96235

DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL CULTIVATION-OPERATION FOR SUGAR-BEET CROP

Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Article 24, Volume 34, Issue 4, October 2017, Page 1949-1970  XML PDF (944.64 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mjae.2017.96235
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Authors
Y. A. El-Hini1; I. Yehia2; A. M. El-Lithy3; A. Faisal4
1Prof. of Ag. Eng., Fac. of Eng., Assuit Univ., Egypt.
2Prof. and Head of Mech. Sys. of Ag. Mechanization, Ag. Eng. Res. Inst., Ag. Res. Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
3Prof. of Ag. Eng., Fac. of Ag. Eng., Al-Azhar Univ., Assuit, Egypt.
4Eng., Ag. Eng. Res. Inst., Ag. Res. Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to develop the mechanical inter-row cultivation operation for sugar-beet crop at big-scale projects. The investigated parameters were inter-row cultivator forward speed (4, 5, 6 and 7 km/h), number of shares (1, 2, 3) and weed intensity (without, low “< 20 weed/m2”, moderate “20 - 30 weed/m2”, high “30 - 40 weed/m2”, and very high “> 40 weed/m2”). The main results were:The maximum cultivation-efficiency of 100 % was obtained using forward speed of 4 km/h, number of shares of 3 and at low weed intensity (< 20 weed/m2). Meanwhile, the minimum cultivation-efficiency of 58.7 % was obtained using forward speed of 7 km/h, number of shares of 1 and at very high weed intensity (> 40 weed/m2). The maximum sugar-beet root yield of 35.5 ton/fed was obtained using forward speed of 4 km/h, number of shares of 3 and without weed. Meanwhile, the minimum sugar-beet root yield of 22.39 ton/fed was obtained using forward speed of 7 km/h, number of shares of 1 and at very high weed intensity (> 40 weed/m2).
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