Laboratory field studies of the process of dividing the rhizomes of miscanthus into parts

Abstract

Annotation Purpose. The results of field research of the process of digging miscanthus rhizomes with their division into parts and rhizomes are given. Methods. Research methods are experimental with subsequent processing of results on a PC by statistical methods. Results. The results of studies of the mechanized digging of rhizomes of Miscanthus by technical means with their separation into parts and rhizomes are presented. The degree of division of miscanthus rhizomes into parts and the degree of separation of soil from planting material at different structural variants of the location of the fingers of the drum is established. The degree of separation of rhizomes of Miscanthus into parts and rhizomes was determined, and the percentage of damage to planting material was determined. Conclusions 1. A technical means for mechanized digging of miscanthus rhizomes with their division into parts and rhizomes has been made. The division of the rhizomes of miscanthus into parts and rhizomes provides an adapter, which provides adjustment the distance between the fingers in the first and second rows of the drum and the gaps between the drum and the fingers of the first and second rows of the drum. 2. Technical means for mechanized harvesting of miscanthus rhizomes on industrial plantations provides division of miscanthus rhizomes into parts and rhizomes. The percentage of undivided rhizomes is 18.5%, the degree of soil separation – 82.7% at an absolute humidity of 22.6%. The ratio of divided rhizomes of miscanthus into parts and rhizomes is 39:61. The amount of damage to miscanthus planting material is 2.5%. Keywords: laboratory field research, mechanized digging, technical means, miscanthus, division of rhizomes, parts, rhizomes.