{"id":1202,"date":"2022-03-08T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T09:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:34:26","slug":"principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles and 5 Types of Crop Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;\">Through <b>crop production<\/b> you will learn the principles and practices of cultivating and managing crop plants for human and animal consumption or for industrial uses. You will also discover that the type of crop is to be grown determined by factors such as the amount and distribution of rainfall, relative humidity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educom360.com\/courses\/measurement-of-temperature\/\">temperature<\/a>, the length of the day and the quality of <a href=\"https:\/\/educom360.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/composition-of-soil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the soils<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/netstorage-legit.akamaized.net\/images\/vllkyt6u9noq4n6ag.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Principle and 5 Types of Crop Production\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"597\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/netstorage-legit.akamaized.net\/images\/vllkyt6u9noq4n6ag.jpg?resize=640%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Principle and 5 Types of Crop Production\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Types of Crop Production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before any crops can be grown, the native vegetation has to be partly or wholly destroyed and seed-beds or nurseries have to be established where the seeds are planted and grown until they can be transferred to the field. Nurseries are always located on fairly level, fertile land with a convenient supply of water all year round, as the young plants must be watered regularly. Sowing of seeds must be done at the proper time and season and the crops should be cultivated to control weeds, pests and diseases. Prompt harvesting and good storage are also essential to save the bulk of the crop from pests and diseases.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d76c2e9d01f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d76c2e9d01f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#_TYPES_OF_CROPS\" >&nbsp;TYPES OF CROPS<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#1_Arable_Crops\" >1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arable Crops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#2_Permanent_Crops\" >2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Permanent Crops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#3_Forage_Crops\" >3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Forage Crops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#4_Vegetable_crops\" >4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vegetable crops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#5_Fruit_crops\" >5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fruit crops<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#_Crop_rotation\" >&nbsp;&nbsp;Crop rotation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/principles-and-5-types-of-crop-production\/#1_Seedbed_Preparation\" >1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seedbed Preparation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 90pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_TYPES_OF_CROPS\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">TYPES OF CROPS<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 90.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 90pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo3; mso-outline-level: 3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Crops are classified in three main groups namely, annuals, biennials and perennials. Crops are classified according to their use and they have different nutritional value. Classifying crops can also enable a farmer to practice crop rotation in order to reduce disease and pest outbreaks. Crops are also propagated differently.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Arable_Crops\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Arable Crops<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These are crops which are planted, cultivated and harvested within a year. Most crops&#8217; used to supply food for man come in this category. Also, a good proportion of the fibres and drugs processed by our industries are provided by arable crops. These crops can be classified according to the use to which they are put, such as; drug crops (e.g. pyrethrum) fibre crops (sisal); oil crops (groundnuts, sunflower); food crops (maize). Food crops can further be classified into legumes (e.g. beans), cereals or grains (maize, wheat) and root crops (cassava).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Permanent_Crops\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">2.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Permanent Crops<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These are planted and left on the same plot of land for many years. The land on which they are grown is tilled, but the crops can be harvested for a number of years. The economic life of permanent crops ranges between 3years (e.g. pineapple) and 30years or more (e.g. cashew, mangoes).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Forage_Crops\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">3.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Forage Crops<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These are primarily grown to provide food for farm animals. They include grasses or legumes which can be grown separately or as a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/elements-compounds-and-mixtures\/\">mixture<\/a>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Vegetable_crops\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">4.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Vegetable crops<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These are usually annual grown under an intensive or gardening system as food for man<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Fruit_crops\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">5.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Fruit crops<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">These are usually permanent crops whose fruits can be eaten raw by man. They supply the bulk of the vitamins and minerals essential for healthy human <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">growth<\/a>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 90pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Crop_rotation\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Crop rotation<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><b><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/crop-rotation-feat.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Principles of Crop Production - Crop Rotation\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"299\" data-original-width=\"690\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/crop-rotation-feat.jpg?resize=640%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Principles of Crop Production - Crop Rotation\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Principles of Crop Production &#8211; Crop Rotation<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;\">Crop rotation means growing a series of different crops on the same piece of land in a certain sequence.<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Crops should be grown in a rotation, that is, in a regular order. Crops belonging to the same family are attacked by same diseases and pests and use similar nutrients. Therefore they should not follow each other in the same rotation. Rotating crops can break up the life cycles of pests. <a href=\"https:\/\/educom360.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/composition-of-soil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soil nutrients<\/a> also have time to be replaced. Rotations also help to improve soil structure and to keep a good level of humus in the soil.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Seedbed_Preparation\"><\/span><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">1.<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Seedbed Preparation<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">A seedbed is a piece of land varying in size from a few square meters to hundreds and even thousands of hectors, that has been prepared in such a way that it is ready to receive the seed or planting material. For the land to be ready for planting, the <a href=\"https:\/\/educom360.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/soil-acidity-and-alkalinity-ph.html\">condition of the soil<\/a>, for example, the size of the soil clods, <a href=\"http:\/\/educom360.blogspot.com\/robots.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">depth of the soil<\/a> and the looseness of the soil must facilitate planting, germination of the seed and subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">growth<\/a> of the plants. Seedbed preparation\/operation includes activities such as ploughing or digging (if hand tools are used), harrowing to break large soil clods into smaller ones and sometimes rolling of the ground to firm the soil..<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">The main reasons for preparing a seedbed are as follows:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 54pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 30.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">(i)<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;\"> <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">To kill the weeds either by burying them or by desiccation through exposure to the sun.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 54pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 33.15pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">(ii)<\/span><!--[endif]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">To bury crop residues from the previous seasons crop so as to make it easy to plant. By burying the trash, decomposition of animal and vegetable matter is speeded up resulting in the addition of organic matter into the soil as well as releasing of nutrients for use by the plants.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 54pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 35.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">(iii)<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Seedbed preparation loosens up the soil thereby facilitating rainfall infiltration into the soil as well as improving soil aeration. A well aerated soil promotes rapid <a href=\"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/definition-of-growth-and-development\/\">growth<\/a> as well as increasing final yields.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 54.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm 12pt 54pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 35.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">(iv)<\/span><!--[endif]--><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Seedbed preparation may be aimed at breaking hard soil surface that may sometimes form as a result that rainfall acceptance of the soil is impeded. Seedbed preparation operations are sometimes directed at breaking the plough pan which may be impervious to wafer thereby limiting deep drainage.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span color=\"windowtext\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">There are two main operations involved in seedbed preparation. These are primary and secondary operation. Primary operations include such activities as initial clearing of the land by cutting down the bush or uprooting trees and tree-stamps and initial ploughing. 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