Types of Planting Methods and Soil Preparation

  Types of Planting Methods and Soil Preparation

In this article we will discuss about types of planting methods are crop 

rotation, random planting, irrigated condition.  Soil preparation process and

 seed sowing methods also explained in this article. 

Table of Contents

1. Crop Rotation

2. Random Planting

3. Irrigated Condition

4. Land Preparation

Crop rotation

Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or

 differenttypes of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons. 

It is done so that the soil of farms is not used for only one set 

of nutrients. It helps in reducing soil erosion and increases soil 

fertility and crop yield.

Growing the same crop in the same place for many years in a row (Monocropping) disproportionately depletes the soil of certain

 nutrients. With rotation, a crop that leaches the soil of one

 kind of nutrient is followed during the next growing season

 by a dissimilar crop that returns that nutrient to the soil or

 draws a different ratio of nutrients. 

In addition, crop rotation mitigates the buildup of pathogens 

and pests that often occurs when one species is continuously

 cropped, and can also improve soil structure and fertility by increasing biomass from varied root structures.

Crop cycle is used in both conventional and organic farming system

Random planting

Random planting is one of the different methods of planting and is a

 common practice among farmers. The entire field is delineated into a 

number of

 strips with a width of 1.5-2.0 m and a convenient length in this way of

 planting. 

Between the strips, a 30 cm space is allowed

. The strips’ boundaries are planted first.

 The seedlings are then spread out in each strip and the planting process 

begins. In most cases, seedlings are planted throughout the field,

 including the 

renegade space. The optimal plant population and spacing between the 

hills cannot

 be maintained in this form of random planting. However, the ability of

the laborer’s to maintain an adequate population is a factor.

. 

 Irrigated Condition

Irrigation is the process of applying water to the crops artificially to fulfil their 

water 

requirements.

 Nutrients may also be provided to the crops through irrigation. The various 

sources of 

water for 

irrigation are wells, ponds, lakes, canals, tube-wells and even dams. Irrigation

 offers

 moisture required

 for growth and development, germination and other related functions.

The frequency, rate, amount and time of irrigation are different for different

 crops and

 also vary 

according to the types of soil and seasons. For example, summer crops 

require a

 higher amount

 of water as compared to winter crops.

Land preparation

Land preparation improves site conditions in one or more of the

following ways:

Reducing weed competition for light and nutrients
Improving soil, water, and air conditions through & water cultivation
Loosening tight or compacted soils to allow.
Reducing frost susceptibility during mounding .