DESIGNS OVERVIEW AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING TECHNICAL MEANS WITH MILLING FURROWERS FOR DIRECT SOWING OF GRASS SEEDS INTO THE SOD

Annotation
Direct strip sowing of legume and cereal grass seeds into the sod of natural forage lands with
mechanical destruction by milling furrowers of sod seeders of the strip width that ensures the
successful development of seedlings without chemical suppression of native biocenoses is the
promising method of recultivating degraded forage lands and fallow lands for their subsequent use in
the organic farming system. A brief overview of the designs of the most well known technical means
of direct strip sowing in the sod has been performed, and the results of their testing and industrial use
have been studied. In the process of analyzing the considered technique, the main disadvantages of
milling furrowers and coulter groups of sod seeders have been identified, promising solutions for
improving their efficiency and reliability during possible operation in the conditions of reclamation
of degraded forage lands and fallow lands for their subsequent use in the organic farming system have
been considered.
Keywords: direct strip sowing, sod seeder, milling furrower, design overview, forage land
reclamation, organic farming