HIGH PERFORMANCE CULTIVATOR
STUBBLE CULTIVATION
INCORPORATION, LEVELLING AND CONSOLIDATION
Powerful and efficient performance - that is what the CTC offers. The machine can operate at high forward speeds whilst maintaining a consistent working depth.
With the CTC, Kverneland provides a cultivator which is the right choice for all of conditions and for a wide field of applications. The stubble cultivation, especially within a no-tillage or minimum tillage cultivation program, conserves soil structure and moisture and limits erosions. It is an operation which requires great consideration. Stubble cultivation will be the basis of success or failure of the following crops. Interruption of the “green bridge” The closer the cropping sequence is repeated the interruption of the “green bridge” will be necessary to ensure soil hygiene. The transmission of root diseases or weed problems from one crop to the next needs to be prevented. A frequent problem is the slug attack. Therefore volunteer plants like rape and places to hide should be destroyed by cultivation or herbicide. Volunteers germination and straw decomposition A shallow cultivation ensures a quick and even emergence of volunteers. A deeper second pass cleans the seedbed. Therefore a complete cut on the entire working width is needed. Straw decomposition should also be accelerated as any diseases are transferred by straw. Effective residue management is important. Supporting the soil structure A quick cultivation after harvest benefits from the stable soil structure. Cut stubble continues to draw the moisture from the soil so it is important to fully expose the root to the air and improve moisture retention.
Stubble cultivation is the basis of success or failure of the next crops.
KVERNELAND CTC
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