How to manage expansive montmorillonite clay soils in Gujarat, MP, and Maharashtra without clod formation and excessive tractor strain.
Black cotton soil hardens into rock-like blocks during dry summer months and turns sticky when overly wet. The secret to perfect tillage lies in timing: till when soil moisture is between 50% to 60% of field capacity (friable state). Use the Balwan Platinum series with dual spring trailing boards to break clods cleanly into a crumb structure without creating subsurface compaction.
- Black Cotton Soil
- Clay Tillage
- Crumb Structure
- Field Timing