Define the transplantation of seed? What are it advantage
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The process in whichi the sedds are planted on small plots of land and when seedlings are formed they r planted manualy on large feilds are known as transplantation. The advantages of transplantation are-
•it helps in selective croping to the farmers.
•it provide all the plant equal amount of water and sunlight as they r planted in appropriate distance.
Transplantation:-
For certain crops such as rice ( paddy) , tomato , onion , chilli etc . seeds are not directly sown in a main Fields . In such cases , the seeds are firstly sown in a small seed- bed callled nursery.
When the seedlings ( new plants ) have 4-5 leaves , then the healthy seedlings are transferred into the main filed.
Advantages of transplantation :
Transplantation method has the following advantages -
1) Transplantation enables selective cultivation of healthy seedling. This results in better crop production.
2) Transplantation permits better root penetration into the soil.
3) Transplantation allows better shoot development.
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