The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the design of soil engaging systems to mechanically control weeds between plants within the crop row in widely spaced field vegetables. A mass flow soil dynamics model based on particle dynamics was developed to aid designers in determining the lateral and forward displacement of soil as it is undercut by shallow working wide blades. The model was validated in soil bin laboratory experiments and used to design a novel mechanical inter- and intra-row weeding system.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:399123 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Home, Matthew |
| Contributors | Godwin, R. J. ; Tillett, N. D. |
| Publisher | Cranfield University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7881 |
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