Primary and Secondary tillage

What is primary tillage?

• Primary tillage refers to any activity that dormancy the soil.

• Primary tillage refers to the putting together of soil.

• Primary tillage refers to any activity that inverts the top soil.

• Primary tillage refers to any activity done to inverts the soil.

Secondary tillage refers to any activity that shatters small soil clods into larger pieces.

• True
• False

Examples of secondary tillage.

• Harrowing

• Ploughing

• Ridging

• Rotavating

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What is secondary tillage?

• Secondary tillage refers to any activity that shatters large soil clods into smaller pieces.

• Secondary tillage refers to any activity that put together small soil clods into larger pieces.

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Benefits of primary tillage.

• Loosen or take away the soil surface.

• allow air and water to enter.

• mix organic matter with the soil

• don't expose harmful insects in the soil.

"Allowing the stems of crop plants to penetrate easily in the soil." Is one of the benefits of secondary tillage

• True
• False

Benefits of secondary tillage

• Allowing the roots of crop plants to penetrate easily and grow freely in the soil.

• Allow air and water to enter the soil more freely.

• Produce a seedbed for cultivation of crops.

• It is essential to provide for the removal of excess water from the surface of the soil.

2 disadvantages of machinery.

• costy

• more efficient

• save money

• requires training