Being the first step of farming ploughing is as old as farming. It is essential to plough the land before sowing plant seeds. In the process of ploughing the soil is exposed to air and sun that helps in increasing the natural nutrients in the soil resulting into the increased fertility. Starting farming from scratch, turning a new barren land into a fertile farm need lots of hard work. Modern agricultural ploughs allow farmers to prepare soil even on a new land in minimum time with minimum efforts. Soil tillage or ploughing equipment used in farming are known as tillage equipment. And also, these are used in primary and secondary tillage as per the equipment type. We are going to discuss here most common types of plough used in farming - Disc Plough - A disc plough is best tillage equipment when it comes to prepare an all new land for making seedbed. Disc plough consists of 2 to 3 round concave discs (which can be extended 6 and more) mounted to a frame, which is dragged behind a tractor to plough the land. It works best to break the hardpan layers in the upper soil completely. Its most suitable to plough sticky, non-scouring soils and dry and hard ground where it is essential to invert the soil before making seedbed. Mould-Board Plough - A mould board plough majorly used to prepare a final seedbed once the basic ploughing is done. It gives soil a final finish to make a perfect seedbed. An mb plough makes soil smoother and kills the weeds entirely. It is able to reduce weed populations by more than 90 per cent. The mb plough consists of 3 or more curved bottoms attached to a frame that break, raise and turn the soil when it is dragged behind a tractor on the farm. Different types of mould-board plough are used in different soils in order to pulverize the soil. Reversible Mould Board Plough – A Reversible plough works using curved bottoms attached to a frame in opposite directions and is dragged through the farm mounted to a tractor. It turns the soil in first round to one side and on the returning trip to the other side. It works using steel bottoms with sharp points to make it easy to cope with trashy conditions. So these are the plough types most commonly used in primary and secondary tillage process on any farm. Fieldking is a reliable exporter of agricultural machinery, and is known for various farm equipment like plough, harrow, combine, tillers, balers and levelers etc.
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