The aim of this his study was to evaluate the furrow depth, the area of soil disturbance and the draft force required for a precision seeder-fertilizer as a function of seeding speed in a no till system for corn production. The experiment was conducted in a 4³ factorial randomized block design with four replications, consisting of four forward speeds obtained by changing gears and three tractor's engine rotation speeds. During seeding, the operating speed, engine rotation speed and draft force on the drawbar were measured. After seeding, furrow depth and area of soil disturbed were assessed. The results showed that: the furrow depth was influenced by the increase in the operating speed; the area of soil disturbed increased by 41% with increasing operating speed, the average drawbar draft required per seeding line and per area of soil disturbed decreased with increasing speed; and the average drawbar draft per furrow depth increased with the operating speed.
No till system; energy demand; agricultural mechanization
