1) Define the following in very simple words
a) ploughing
b) levelling
c)hoeing
d) fallowing
e) multiple cropping
f)crop rotation
g) irrigation
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Answer:
ploughing
The process of loosening and turning the soil is called ploughing (tilling). Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to loosen and turn the soil in the fields as to break it to the size of the grains which is done with the help of three main implements or tools to plough are hoe and cultivator.
leveling
levelling is a process to make (a surface) level, even, or flat: to level ground before building. to raise or lower to a particular level or position; to make horizontal
hoeing
to work with a tool with a thin flat blade on a long handle to cultivate, weed, or loosen the earth around plants : to use or work with a hoe (see hoe entry 1) or backhoe hoeing in the garden all day.
fallowing
Fallow ground, or fallow soil, is simply ground or soil which has been left unplanted for a period of time. In other words, fallow land is land left to rest and regenerate.
multiple cropping
In agriculture, multiple cropping or multicropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during one growing season instead of just one crop. Threshing is difficult in multiple cropping as numerous crops are harvested together.