Light Simplified Cultivation Techniques of Wide Row and Double Ridge with Filming, Fertilizing and Sowing on One for Foxtail Millet

In view of the problems of completely depending on rain, low and unstable yield and complicated planting of dry land foxtail millet, the light simplified cultivation techniques of wide row and double ridge with filming, fertilizing and sowing on one for foxtail millet was formed through the integration of plastic film mulching technology and mechanized production technology by Institute of Millet crops of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, and the techniques were introduced from the key technologies of pre-sowing preparation, sowing, supporting equipment, field management, harvesting, plastic film recycling.

Effect of Planting in Furrow and Whole Plasticfilm Mulching on Double Ridges on Improvement of Degraded Desert Grassland

[Objective] This study aimed to provide theoretical basis and technologies for the application of planting in furrow and whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges. [Method] The conventional method was used to re-seed the bunch Gramineous forage in the degraded desert grassland in Yanchi, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Four kinds of conservation treatments, namely, ridging with black film mulching, ridging with transparent film mulching, ridging with no mulching and the flatplanting with no ridging and mulching were conducted to the forage to analyze the effects of each treatment on soil moisture and seedling growth. [Result] From July to November, the moisture contents of ridging with black film mulching, ridging with transparent film mulching, ridging with no mulching and the flatplanting were respectivery 9.88%, 9.24%, 8.75% and 8.13%, showing significant differences among the treatments; the survival rates of re-seeding forage were 96.2% , 93.4% , 45.6% and 28.3% , and the mulching treatment showed significant difference with the unmulching treatments in survival rate. The treatment with black film mulching showed great advantage that its moisture content on ridge top had the buffering effect of ＂load shifting＂, and the soil moisture content of black mulching treatment increased 21.5% than the flatplanting. Black film mulching also had the largest water supplement amount in soil below 1 m. Although mulching cost too much, its overall benefits were higher than that with no mulching. [Conclusion] This study lays the experimental basis for the application of planting in furrow and whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges in improving degraded grassland desertification.

Design and field test of crosswise belt type whole plastic-film ridging-mulching corn seeder on double ridges

In order to realize seedbed mechanization of whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges and to overcome the difficulty in crosswise belt type soil covering by whole plastic-film,a kind of crosswise belt type whole plastic-film ridging-mulching corn seeder on double ridges was designed in this study.The key components of the sample machine was designed and its working parameters of seedbed soil covering device,crosswise-belt soil covering mechanism and profiling sowing depth adjustment device were determined.After numerical simulation on the film edge and crosswise soil covering by whole plastic-film on double ridges by discrete element method,the velocity and displacement of the oscillating plate,and the variation rule of amount of covered soil with time were explored.Field test results show that,when the advancing velocity of the machine was 0.50 m/s,the qualified rate of soil width covered on film edge of the seedbed reached 96.1%,qualified rate of crosswise soil belt width was 94.5%,qualified rate of soil thickness on seedbed was 95.3%,qualified rate of sowing depth was 89.3%,qualified rate of spacing between crosswise soil belts reached 93.6%,which all met related standards in China and satisfied design requirements,and could realize seedbed mechanization of whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges.Comparison tests on working performances of practical soil covering show a basic consistence with the seedbed soil covering simulation,and verified the effectiveness of the soil covering model built by using discrete element method.

Numerical simulation and analysis of mechanized suppression process of seedbed with whole plastic film mulching on double ridges

In order to achieve the construction standard of high mechanized performance of the seedbed with whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges,in this study,the forms of suppression failure were analyzed,and the key factors influencing the suppression performance were determined based on the structure of the seedbed suppression device and its working principles.The discrete element method was adopted for numerical simulation on the suppression process of the seedbed with whole plastic film mulching on double ridges;the parameters during the interaction between the suppression device and seedbed soil were extracted and analyzed,such as contact area,sinkage and horizontal traction resistance trend of press wheels on big ridges and furrows of small ridge.Taking the suppression load on big ridges,suppression load on furrows of small ridge,and advancing velocity of the combined operation machine as the independent variables,qualified rate of suppression as the response value,a mathematical model between the test factors and qualified rate of suppression was established,to explore the influence sequence of the factors on suppression qualified rate.The optimal working parameters of the suppression device were finally obtained:the suppression load on big ridges was 40 N,suppression load on furrows of small ridge was 69.8 N and the machine advancing velocity was 0.98 m/s,and the achieved mean value of suppression qualified rate was 92.6%.Field verification test showed that the mean value of suppression qualified rate was 90.3%,a mere difference of 2.3%compared with the simulation result.The actual operation of the sample machine was basically consistent with the simulation process and could reveal the mechanized suppression operation mechanism of the seedbed with whole plastic film mulching on double ridges,indicating that the established DEM model and its parameter setting were relatively accurate and reasonable.

Mechanism analysis and performance improvement of mechanized ridge forming of whole plastic film mulched double ridges

In order to achieve high-performance and mechanization construction standard of whole plastic mulched double ridge seedbed,and to meet its forming process and corresponding agronomic requirements of the mechanized double ridge seedbed,the key working parameters such as the speed of rotary blade group,the thickness of upturned sod and the power consumption of rotary blade group under different parameters were analyzed based on related working performance in ridge forming.Also,the test factors and their range of values were finally determined in this study.Discrete element method(DEM)simulation was applied in the numerical simulation of the mechanized ridge forming process of whole plastic mulched double ridges,and the ridge forming effect and digging resistance variation characteristics of different types of shovels were compared.Taking the forward speed of the combined machine,the penetration angle of the arc-shaped shovel and the depth of rotary tillage as independent variables,and the qualified rate of seedbed tillage as the response value,the mathematical model between the test factors and the qualified rate of the seedbed tillage was established,to explore the influence sequence of the factors on the qualified rate of seedbed tillage,and obtained the following optimal working parameters of the ridge forming device:the advancing velocity of the combined machine of 0.50 m/s,penetration angle of the arc-shaped shovel of 31°,rotary tillage depth of 140 mm,and average qualified rate 95.20%of seedbed tillage in corresponding simulation verification test.Field test showed that the average qualified rate of seedbed tillage in ridge forming device was 93.60%,which was close to that of the simulation results.The actual working condition of the sample machine was basically in line with the simulation process and could relatively precisely reflect the mechanized ridge forming mechanism of whole plastic double ridges.The results showed that the established DEM model and its parameter setting were relatively accurate and reasonable.