Crop | Constant pressure tine harrow | Rotary hoe | Row crop cultivator |
Winter cereals | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Summer cereals | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Maize | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Soya | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Sugar beet | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Oil seed rape | □ | □ | ■ |
Beans | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Peas | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Lupins | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Potatoes | ■ | – | □ |
Pumpkin | ■ | ■ | ■ |
Flax | ■ | □ | □ |
Caraway | ■ | □ | □ |
Speciality crops | ■ | □ | □ |
■ = well suited, □ = can only be used to a limited extent, – = do not use
Cereals | Pre-emergence | Emergence | 1 leaf stage | 2 leaf stage | 3 leaf stage | Tillering |
Spelt | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■ |
Wheat | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■■ |
Rye | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■■ |
Triticale | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■■ |
Oats | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■ |
Barley | – | – | – | ■ | ■ | ■■ |
Summering | – | – | – | ■ | ■■ | ■■■ |
■■■ = aggressive intensity possible, ■■ = normal intensity, ■ = gentle intensity, - = do not use
The rotary hoe has advantages in winter cereals especially in spring.
It performs better in damp conditions than the tine harrows
The highly effective action of breaking up incrustations ensures good aeration and drainage of the topsoil
In addition, mechanical cultivation promotes tillering
More crops | Pre-emergence | Emergence | 5 cm | 10 cm | 20 cm | 40 cm |
Beans | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■ | – |
Peas | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■ | – |
Vetches | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■ | – |
Lupins | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■ | – |
Lenses | ■ | – | ■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Soybeans | ■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■■ | ■■ | – |
Sunflowers | ■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Maize | ■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Potatoes | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Safflower | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Flax | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Oil seed rape | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | – | – |
Turnips | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | – | – |
Buckwheat | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Hemp | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Millet | – | – | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
Oil squash | ■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | ■■ | – |
■■■ = aggressive intensity possible, ■■ = normal intensity, ■ = gentle intensity, - = do not use