Abstract:Agricultural machinery serves as the backbone of modern agricultural production, as its operational performance and reliability directly impact national food security. As the mechanization of agriculture and the upgrading of agricultural equipment continue to advance, there is an increasing demand for enhanced performance in soil-engaging component, such as plowshares, tillage tools, and trenchers. Soil adhesion during operation leads to increased resistance and energy consumption, resulting in irregular furrowing, inadequate soil breakup, and uneven compaction, ultimately diminishing operational quality and efficiency. Thus, addressing soil adhesion in soil-engaging component is essential for maximizing the performance potential of agricultural equipment. The mechanisms of soil adhesion formation and the factors influencing it were systematically analyzed. A comprehensive review of the current state of research, both domestically and internationally, on technologies for reducing adhesion and facilitating detachment in agricultural machinery was provided. These included vibration, pneumatic methods, heating techniques, structural optimization, surface treatments, and biomimetic designs. Despite significant advancements in research aimed at reducing soil adhesion on agricultural machinery, current technologies still had considerable room for improvement to meet the high-quality development demands of agricultural equipment in China. While vibration, pneumatic, thermal, and structural adhesion reduction techniques showed effectiveness, they often require additional power sources or auxiliary systems, complicating machinery design and increasing energy consumption. Furthermore, many of these techniques were optimized for specific soil conditions, lacking comprehensive studies on their adaptability across diverse soil types and moisture levels. Surface engineering technologies, while capable of producing coatings with excellent initial adhesion reduction properties, often suffered from performance degradation due to wear and mechanical impacts during actual operations. Existing research tended to focus too heavily on optimizing single properties of coatings, with insufficient attention to the synergistic enhancement of wear resistance and anti-adhesion capabilities. Additionally, biomimetic approaches, though promising, often lack universal design models that can adapt to various conditions, and they required further exploration of cost implications and complexity in manufacturing processes. The operational conditions for soil-engaging component were harsh, and understanding the complex mechanisms of soil adhesion was vital for enhancing their adhesion reduction and detachment performance. Future research should focus on dynamic, multi-field coupling studies of soil-component interfaces, the development of specialized low-energy adhesion reduction materials, and the transition from static to dynamic biomimetic designs, fostering innovative, cost-effective solutions that ensure high reliability.