Define the term 'transplantation '? List any two advantages it offers to the farmers
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Transplanting offers great savings in seeds costs because the quantity of seeds used in the greenhouse is significantly lower than in direct seeding. Transplanted crops mature more uniformly, and allow for the luxury of a nearly 100% stand.
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The process of transferring healthy seedlings from a nursery to the field is called Transplantation.
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In plants like tomato, rice, chillies, etc., the seeds are not put on the field directly but are sown in seedbeds in nurseries. The seedlings are selected and then transplanted, i.e., transferred to the field.
Only healthy seed are transferred through this method.
It promotes better root and shoot development.
It allows sowing of the plantlets at proper distances and proper depth.
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