The Pegasus Rapid Plowdown System: A New Concept in Cotton Tillage

This new concept in tillage is to open a deep, temporary slot next to the cotton row and to insert the stalks and/or roots into the slot before the soil falls back in. The Pegasus Rapid Plow Down System is a relatively simple implement which offers good residue burial and reliability. Our limited fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thacker, Gary W., Coates, Wayne E.
Other Authors: Silvertooth, Jeff
Language:en_US
Published: College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) 1994
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/209621
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Summary:This new concept in tillage is to open a deep, temporary slot next to the cotton row and to insert the stalks and/or roots into the slot before the soil falls back in. The Pegasus Rapid Plow Down System is a relatively simple implement which offers good residue burial and reliability. Our limited field test data indicate that this invention requires less energy and field work time than conventional tillage systems.