Determination of mechanization properties in Switch Grass(Panicum virgatum L.) Agriculture

Abstract

In this study, the determination of mechanization characteristics in the production of the plant of the Panicum virgatum L. was intended within the scope of TÜBİTAK project no. 114 O 941for the first time in Turkey. The study was carried out at trial sites belonging to the Karapınar Soil, Water and Desertification Research Institute Directorate. Soil has been made ready for cultivation by tillage plough and afterwards using horizontal spindle rotovator + rotary rake combination in the preparation of seed bed followed by pulling flat rollers for soil cultivation and pneumatic peeseding seeding machine which can sow small seeds was used for cultivation. In this three-recurrent study, three different types of Switchgrass (Kanlow, Shawne, Cave In Rock) were used. According to the results obtained in the study, the consumption of fuel consumed in soil application and as far as the harvest was 5,89-0,476-0,538 l / da for tillage, sowing and harvest respectively.  When field values of field shoots were examined, the highest field shoot yields were obtained in the Kanlow variety with 78.88% and the Shawne variety with the lowest value of 31.77. When the MED(Mean Emerge Duration) and ERI( Emerge Ratio Index) values were examined according to the data obtained from the application, it was seen that it ranged between 10,73-12,25-13,07 days and 6,61-2,32-4,59 m/day respectively. In the survey, The green yield values for the Kanlow, Shawne and Cave In Rock varieties which were determined in the 2^nd year following the establishment year ranged from 5566, 3046 and 3666 kg / da respectively in the study.