Question

(5) which implement is used for manual harvesting in India ? 11​

Answer 1

Answer:

Manual Harvesting

The crops like wheat or rice are cut close to the ground by hand using a cutting tool called sickle. This is called manual harvesting. In large fields,wheat and paddy crops are cut by a motorised machine called harvester.

Answer 2

Answer:

The harvesting of crops is traditionally done by manual methods. Harvesting of major cereals, pulse and oilseed crops are done by using sickle whereas tuber crops are harvested by country plough or spade. All these traditional methods involve drudgery and consume long time.