Tillage, which is the first stage of crop production; It is making the soil suitable for planting seeds and growing plants. The main purpose of tillage is to maximize the effects of factors such as water, air and temperature, which are important for the development of plants. Soil tillage is loosening, mixing and crumbling the soil with a vehicle. In tillage, cutting, relief, tilting, mixing, shredding, crumbling-spinning, compaction processes are applied respectively.
Considering the effect of tillage tools on the soil and the way they work; It is grouped in 4 ways as working by overturning the soil, tearing it from the bottom, tearing it vertically and mixing it.
Major tillage tools and machines:
• Plows
• Belting machines
• Cultivators
• Soil mills
• Rakes
• Stubble breaking tools and machines
• Rollers
• Field coulters
• Tools and machines used in weed control
• Tool and machine combinations