Surface plant material and crop residues often result in increased phytosanitary risks for the next field crops. The organic material can harbour various diseases that go on to survive until the next round of infection.

The proven mouldboards from PÖTTINGER, together with an extensive range of skimmer tools, ensure that organic matter is incorporated without leaving any residues on the surface. Consequently, this reduces the risk of wheat becoming infected by fungal diseases such as fusarium ear blight (fusarium graminearum) or tan spot (drechslera tritici-repentis), and leads to a healthier and more resilient crop that requires less plant protection measures.

In addition, clean and tidy incorporation of organic residues also facilitates the control of animal pests. It can suppress the spread and reproduction of the European corn borer, for example.