SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT RETENTION METHOD Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, soil cultivation in regions with severe winter and deep freezing of ground. SUBSTANCE: method involves providing strip tillage of soil in autumn, with strip width being within the range of 3-6 and 10-20 m. Strips of 10-20 m width are subjected to shallow cultivation and strips of 3-6 m are subjected to deep cultivation. Ratio of soil cultivation depth of shallow and deep ripped strips is 1 ≥ 2. Such construction allows soil moisture reserve to be retained at minimum employment of agricultural tools. EFFECT: increased efficiency and improved quality of cultivated soil. 2 ex