Is there a way out for reducing soil compaction due to tractor movement in no-till situation?
A large faction of available tractor power is used only to compact the soil in tracks. So the first step in reducing compaction is to reduce free-wheeling of tractor. It can be best accomplished if crops are planted in tramlines or controlled traffic. The tracks can subsequently be used as operation galleries for irrigation, inter-culture operations and for chemical sprays and deep placement of fertilizer nutrients in standing crop. Tramlines facilitate tractor movement in the same tracks every time and thus restrict soil compaction to track zones.
