Abstract:Aiming to address the risks of drought and waterlogging stress in rapeseed caused by uneven spatiotemporal rainfall distribution in the middle and lower Yangtze River region, as well as challenges in direct seeding under rice-rapeseed rotation due to high straw volume and soil compaction, a micro-ridge direct seeding technology was proposed. This technology integrated stubble plowing, rotary tillage, ridge forming, active rolling, and surface seeding. A precision combined seeder with a stubble-burying and ridge-forming device was developed. Using the ruled surface method, the plow surface was designed, and soil clod kinematics were analyzed to establish a model and determine maximum displacements in three axes. Rotary blade arrangement was optimized for uniform ridge formation, complemented by a soil-separating and ridge-forming device. Structural parameters of the micro-ridge shaping roller were designed based on agronomic requirements, and an optimal speed ratio between the rotary blade shaft and shaping roller was determined. Field tests demonstrated the plow group's average tillage depth of 188~195 mm, depth stability coefficient not less than 85.29%, and stubble turnover rate not less than 80.19%. The seeder achieved a stubble burial rate not less than 80.32%, soil breaking rate not less than 81.69%, micro-ridge height of 146~149 mm, bottom and top widths of 348~352 mm, and ridge stability coefficient not less than 80.33%, meeting micro-ridge seeding requirements. The research result can provide a reference for stubble plowing and micro-ridge seedbed preparation in mechanical rapeseed direct seeding.