CROP HUSBANDRY PRACTICES

April 27, 2022

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Fabian George

CROP HUSBANDRY AND CULTIVATION. major crop husbandry practices is the Growing of at least one representative crop from each of the following groups: (a) cereals (b) pulses

(grain legumes) (c) Roots and tubers (d) vegetables and fruits, (e) Beverages and spices (f) oil, latex and fibre
(1) Transplanting

(i) The transfer of seedlings from nursery beds to their permanent positions in the field.
(ii) The tools used for transplanting are hand trowel, digger, hoe or cutlass. (iii) Plant is removed with a ball of soil around its roots.
(iv) Mostly done in cool weather, in morning or evening times.
(v) Transplants require shading to reduce wilting. (vi) Soil around roots at permanent site are firmed to eliminate air pockets for good root establishment.

(vii) Watering is done morning and evening.
(viii) Mulch after transplanting to reduce evapo-transpiration.
(ix) Usually done at the early stages of development of the crop plant, long before maturity.
(x) Weak or diseased seedling should not be transplanted

the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming. the science of raising crops or food animals. careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation. the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

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