Description of practice
Subsoiling is a tillage practice that loosens the subsoil with minimum disturbance of the topsoil. It is primarily used to control plough pans.
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Subsoiling with mulchingA subsoil plough is used to loosen subsoils while leaving the surface soil undisturbed. A stubble mulch is kept on the soil surface. |
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No tillage preceded by subsoilingA subsoiler at a 50 cm depth is used every 5 years in combination no tillage cultivation. |
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DecompactorA decompactor is a large subsoiler implement that lifts the soil at a depth of 30-40 cm by 5 cm and moves it sideways; hardpan soil layers are broken so that the permeability and structure of the soil is greatly improved. |
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