Abstract
Row cleaners are planter attachments mounted in front of the double-disc openers on planters. They are designed to move most of the surface residue to the sides of the row, allowing no-till planting into a band with a fairly clean surface. This attachment is best suited for wet, cool soils to allow a more rapid warming of the soil surface, on rough soil to allow some smoothing before planting, and in heavy residue to prevent "hairpinning" of residue into the planting slot. There is evidence that cleaning the residue from the row raises soil temperatures which results in quicker corn emergence and sometimes increased yield. The approach has been of particular interest to farmers that are no-tilling wetter and cooler soils early in the spring, where no-till has not been as consistently successful as conventionally tilled systems.
Publication Date
1992
Volume
13
Number
2
Repository Citation
Murdock, Lloyd W.; Herbek, James H.; and Gray, Tim, "Row Cleaners in No-Till Corn" (1992). Soil Science News and Views. 72.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_views/72
