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Controlled traffic farming (CTF) is a farming system where all field traffic is restricted to permanent, distinct parallel traffic lanes (Figure 1). These traffic lanes are normally untilled and not planted to optimize traction and traffic ability. Soil in the intervening beds is managed to provide the most favorable conditions for crop performance uncompromised by traffic and associated compaction (Tullberg, 2001).
In contrast to random traffic system where the working widths are not adjusted, all the machines are running on the same tracks with a controlled traffic farming system.
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Anken, T., Holpp, M. (2011). Controlled Traffic Farming. In: Gliński, J., Horabik, J., Lipiec, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Agrophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3585-1_32
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