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Factor affecting tillage

Factor affecting tillage. Factor affecting tillage. Crop Water availability Prices of fuel Prices of implement Seed Power requirement. Factor affecting tillage. Soil factors: slope Rooting depth Texture and structure Organic-matter content. Climatic factors: Rainfall amount

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Factor affecting tillage

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  1. Factor affecting tillage

  2. Factor affecting tillage • Crop • Water availability • Prices of fuel • Prices of implement • Seed • Power requirement

  3. Factor affecting tillage • Soil factors: • slope • Rooting depth • Texture and structure • Organic-matter content Climatic factors: • Rainfall amount • Length of growing season • Temperature • Length of rainless period

  4. Factor affecting tillage • Socio-economic factors: • Farm size • Labor situation • Access to cash and credit facilities Other • Import taxes • Ownership of property • Culture and tradition

  5. Factor affecting tillage • Crop: • It indicate the type of preparatory cultivation. Smaller seed crop like tobacco require a fine seed bed • Large seed crop such as Sorghum , Maize, require coarse seed bed • Root crop require deep tillage • Rice needs puddling

  6. Factor affecting tillage • Soil type: • It indicate s the range of soil moisture and the time during which the soil can be tilled • Texture • structure

  7. Factor affecting tillage • Climate: It also affect the • tillage operation • soil moisture content • Rain also affect the tillage operations • late sowing of crop

  8. Factor affecting tillage • Water availability: • Water is present in short amount • Less available water • So tillage operation is affected

  9. Factor affecting tillage • Organic matter: • Less organic matter • Soil is hard • Tillage operation is affected

  10. Factor affecting tillage • Prices of implement: • High prices of implement • Farmer do not have money to purchase implements • non availability of tillage implement

  11. Factor affecting tillage • High power requirement: • Farmer do not have high power tractor • Tillage operation is affected due to less power

  12. Factor affecting tillage • Non availability of fuel : • Diesel is not available • Prices of fuel is high • Farmer do not afford the prices of diesel • Due to this tillage is affected

  13. Factor affecting tillage • Labor: • Tillage is a labor-intensive activity in low-resource agriculture practiced by small land holder • Labor cost is high

  14. Factor affecting tillage • Culture and tradition • Farmer use old implement • Uses draft animals

  15. Factor affecting tillage • Ownership of property • Affect tillage operation • Small land holding

  16. Factor affecting tillage • Farm size • Small farm size • High cost to tillage • Do not have efficient implement

  17. Factor affecting tillage • Import taxes • High cost of seed to import • Taxes on fertilizer and chemicals

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