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Results and discussion<br />

120 mm. However, by adjusting the angular position <strong>of</strong> duckfoot knives<br />

approaching the plant from the front and rear side any size <strong>of</strong> the protected area<br />

can be achieved. Distribution graphs <strong>of</strong> the cuts are given in Figure 5.41. In this<br />

case, as be<strong>for</strong>e, cuts done by duckfoot knife 3 and duckfoot knife 1 are normally<br />

distributed.<br />

Distribution [%]<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

Duckfoot 3<br />

60 70 80 90 100<br />

Distance from the plant centre position [mm]<br />

Distribution [%]<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

Duckfoot 1<br />

0<br />

80 90 100 110 120<br />

Distance from the plant centre position [mm]<br />

Figure 5.41 Distribution <strong>of</strong> the total number <strong>of</strong> cuts based on their<br />

distance from the plant centre position <strong>for</strong> the hoeing the<br />

field with 400 mm average intra-row distance between<br />

plants<br />

119

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