1Scholar, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AAU, Godhra, Gujarat
2Scholar, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, JAU, Junagadh, Gujarat
3Assistant Professor, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Dediapada, NAU, Navsari, Gujarat
*Corresponding author Email id: parashirapara704@gmail.com
Online Published on 10 May, 2022.
Tillage is one of the most important operations in agriculture. Tillage not only helps to provide favorable soil conditions for plant growth but also improves the physical condition of the soil. It also affects the moisture holding capacity of the soil. An experiment to study the influence of various tillage operations on the physical properties and infiltration characteristics of soil indicated. It was observed that moisture content was highest in rotavator tilled soil (17.75%), and lowest in M.B. plough tilled soil (14.68%). Bulk density was found to be highest in M. B. plough (2.35 Mg m−3) while it was lowest in M. B. ploughed and rotavator tilled soil (1.3935 Mg m−3. The infiltration rate was lowest in the undisturbed soil (0.01 cm min−1) and was highest in the soil tilled with M. B. plough (0.1 cm min−1). The infiltration rate was higher in M.B. ploughed and rotavator tilled soil (0.09 cm min−1) as that of tilled by rotavator (0.03 cmmin−1). It was observed that seed germination was highest (90%) while lowest (85%) in rotavator tilled soil
Tillage, Infiltration, Accumulated Infiltration, Horton's model, Kostiakov's model, Germination
