Question

2. (a) What is meant by sowing? What are the various methods of sowing the seeds?
(b) What precautions should be taken in sowing the seeds? ​

Answer 1

1) The seeds are sown at the correct depth and correct interval. 2) The seeds get covered by soil. ... 3) The seeds sown with a seed drill are in regular rows. 4) It saves time and labour.

Answer 2

a) Sowing or seeding is an art of placing seeds in the soil to have good germination in the field. ... There are different methods of sowing such as Broadcasting, Dibbling, Drilling, Seed dropping behind the plough, Transplanting, Hill dropping and Check row planting.

b) Following precautions should be taken while sowing the seeds in the soil:

(i) The seeds should be sown at right depth in the soil suitable for germination.

(ii) The seeds should be sown at proper spacing.

(iii) The seeds should not be sown in highly wet soil.

(iv) The seeds should not be sown in a dry soil.