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Multiple Leveling for Paddy Field Preparation with Double Axis Rotary Tillage Accelerates Rice Growth and Economic Benefits

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  • Yifu Zhang

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China)

  • Jian Liu

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China)

  • Wei Yuan

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China)

  • Ruihong Zhang

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
    Jiangsu Engineering Center for Modern Agricultural Machinery and Agronomy Technology, Yangzhou 225127, China)

  • Xiaobo Xi

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
    Jiangsu Engineering Center for Modern Agricultural Machinery and Agronomy Technology, Yangzhou 225127, China)

Abstract

In the multiple cropping regions of southern China, straw returning has become a widely practiced agronomic measure for rice cultivation. However, excessive straw often leads to a high proportion of stubble in topsoil, which prolongs the leveling time of the paddy field and delays the transplanting date for rice seedlings. In particular, scholars in this region have successively improved multiple paddy field levelers to realize excellent straw returning and subsequent land preparation synchronously, but the economic benefit from land preparation to crop harvest was less reported. Therefore, this study carried out a 2-year rice cultivation experiments to compare the effects of paddy field preparation methods on rice growth and economic benefits within the same growing duration. Three treatments were designed: traditional tillage (TT), double axis rotary tillage (DR) and multiple operations for paddy field preparation (DR + ML), with three repeats. The results showed that DR + ML treatment simplified the operation process while improving the quality of land preparation. Within the same growing duration, DR + ML treatment could reduce the paddy field preparation time and extend the growing time in the field by 5–6 days. Furthermore, in comparison to TT treatment, DR + ML showed advantages in stimulating plant development, increasing dry matter accumulation (DMA), and thereby increasing rice yield by more than 12%. The economic benefits were mainly reflected in saving operation cost of paddy field preparation and improving the output (grain yield), which can generally increase the total profit by 58%. The implementation of this study can provide a reference for a simplified high yield cultivation technique in rice-related multiple cropping systems.

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  • Yifu Zhang & Jian Liu & Wei Yuan & Ruihong Zhang & Xiaobo Xi, 2021. "Multiple Leveling for Paddy Field Preparation with Double Axis Rotary Tillage Accelerates Rice Growth and Economic Benefits," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-12, December.
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