Plough is an essential machinery and plays a very crucial role in preparing the land for seed sowing. Traditionally plough was made up of the wooden frame and was drawn by oxen or horses, but nowadays all the plough are made of steel or iron and is driven or pulled with tractor power.
Types of ploughs
Different types of ploughs are designed and used in
different kinds of farming operations based on their features. Here we have
mentioned about the most used or most popular types of plough such as disc
plough, mould-board plough, reversible mould-board plough in detail.
After the invention of different types of tractors with
powerful engines, the ploughing methods and techniques also changed with the generation
of various types of ploughs.
Disc Plough
It is used for deep ploughing in soil by cutting, breaking,
mixing and loosening the soil. It consists two to five or more individually mounted
disc blades that work even in hard, trashy and stony areas.
Tractor Mounted
Mould-board Plough
The tractor mould-board plough consists of large curved
bottoms, known as mould-board that are fixed to a frame, shears located on the
bottom of the moldboard while large curved wings on the top edge. The key purpose
of using this kind of plough is to cut through the top layers of soil and
thoroughly modify the soil structure to make a seedbed.
Reversible plough
or Reversible Mould-board Plough
The reversible mould-board plough is basically used to
turn the soil up and down which is important in the tillage process in order to
bring fresh nutrient-rich soil upward. Moreover, it is also used to bury the
weeds and previous crop residue so that they do not complete for the nutrition
provided to the new crop. The reversible plough consumes less fuel and
therefore, is considered more efficient for the farm.
Ploughing is an essential activity which is done using different types of plough to increase
the fertility of the soil yet it is important for farmers to choose the right
one among so many available varieties.
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