ABOUT AGRICULTURE

 

AGRICULTURE  TECHNIQUE  

There are four main types of agriculture and those are:-

(1) Preparation of soil

(2) Sowing of seeds

(3) Weeding

(4) Threshing

(i) Preparation of soil:- It is the first step before growing a crop. The first task in the process is to turn the soil and loosen it. This allows the root to penetrate the soil. The process of loosening and turning the soil is called tilling or plowing which is done by a plow.

(ii) Sowing of seeds:- It is the process of putting seeds in the soil. For this purpose, good quality seeds are selected which are clean, healthy, of good variety, and give a high yield.

(iii) Weeding:- In a crop field many undesirable plants grow naturally along with crops these are called weeds and the removal process is called weeding. 

 

(vi) Threshing:- When the crops are mature, they are cut. this process is called harvesting. After harvesting the crops are threshed for removing the grain seeds from the chaff.