5. How do farmers protect their crops?
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Many farmers choose to use chemicals to keep weeds and pests from destroying their crops and to add more nutrients to the soil. There are three different kinds of pesticides; herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. All three of these pesticides are used to kill different kinds of pests that can be found on a farm.
Aside from the aforementioned strategies, some farmers rely on scarecrows, firecrackers, bright lights, fire, beating drums, and dogs. Along with practicing certain crop protection measures, the most successful farmers will monitor their fields as often as possible.
It is necessary to remove weeds as they use up nutrients which are meant for crop. They also compete for water and light and thus affect production of crop. Manual Removal - Weeds can be removed by uprooting unwanted plants with help of Khurpi. It should done carefully so that main crops do not get damaged.
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farmers protect their crops by Manual Removal - Weeds can be removed by uprooting unwanted plants with help of Khurpi. It should done carefully so that main crops do not get damaged.