OPTIMIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE GERMINATIVE BED IN EXPERIMENTAL FIELDS AND SMALL INDIVIDUAL FARMS

Abstract

The preparation of the germination bed for sowing or planting consists in mobilizing, crushing and loosening the soil to an equal depth or 1-2 cm greater than the depth of sowing or planting, which ensures optimal conditions of humidity, light and heat for germination and uniform seed germination or development of planted seedlings. The work of preparing the germination bed has a special importance in the technology of plant cultivation in order to obtain the desired result both in terms of quantity and quality. Climate change in recent years has shown that there is a need for detailed studies on how to prepare the germination bed and the equipment that performs this work in order to obtain high production, but at the same time to conserve soil resources. As a result, it is necessary to choose the best soil tillage variant to obtain a germination bed that ensures the optimal conditions for plant growth and development. By testing the different soil tillage systems, conventional and conservative, the effects produced on the soil properties and on the qualitative work indices when preparing the germination bed are taken into account. This paper aims at a comparative study between conventional and conservative agricultural technologies and their optimization in the specific conditions of experimental fields and small individual households.