Ploughing is an essential practice that needs to be done before sowing seeds into the ground to suitable atmosphere to the plants to grow. A farmer can prepare any part of the land for sowing seeds that has not been sown before by using modern ploughs such as disc plough, mould-board plough, reversible mb plough etc. Disc plough and mould-board plough are very useful farm equipment and makes soil full of natural nutrients by exposing it to the sun light and air. Here we will know a little more about the disc plough and mould-board plough.
What is a Disc Plough
A disc plough consists of a series of individually mounted inclined disc blades on a frame that is pulled by a tractor through the field to cut, break, mix and loose the soil. The mounted disc plough also breaks furrow slices in some cases using the discs. Here we have mentioned some main function of a disc plough.
Its functions -
- Cuts, breaks, mix and loosen the soil using mounted disc blades.
- It is very useful for deep ploughing.
- Disc plough is preferred to plough the land in hard, trashy and stony areas.
- It works best to loose soil without much clogging.
What is a Mould-board Plough
For many farmers a moldboard plough a vital machinery to maintain their farm. It helps farmers to prepare the perfect seedbed before sowing. The plough is also works best when there is a need to prepare the soil for grass seeding. The mould board plough or mb plough consists of large curved bottom, known as moldboard, affixed to a frame, shears located on the bottom of the moldboard while large curved wings on the top edge. The plough cuts through the top layers of soil and thoroughly modifies soil structure. Advantages and functions of a moldboard plough are mentioned below.
- The mb plough can automatically seeks the desired depth, and farmers do not need to put extra weight to achieve desired depth.
- The plough improves the drainage capability of the soil in rainy areas.
- It creates a perfect seedbed by preparing leveled surface for sowing seeds with high accuracy.
- It buries weeds that tend to spring up after the harvesting.
- The moild-board plough inverts the soil thoroughly to inhibit the growth of weeds until the next season.
- It also buries the previous crop residues deep into the ground to let it decompose under the soil.
