J.C. Adama, O.S. Ojedele and K.J. Simonyan
Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, PMB 7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13155424
ABSTRACT:
Economic and technical evaluations of crop production require quantifying and costing fuel consumption. Fuel, mainly premium motor spirit (PMS) and auto grade oil (AGO) are indispensable in mechanized crop production. In Nigeria, these products are not only scarce but costly requiring continued studies for optimizing the consumption. A field experiment carried out to determine the effects of two agricultural bush clearing methods on fuel consumption of tillage machinery in the derived Savannah zone of Nigeria is presented.
KEYWORDS: Bush clearing, Fuel Consumption, Tillage, Machinery