Question

How is soil prepared? List all the steps.

Answer 1

Answer:

Preparation of soil: Soil is prepared before sowing the seeds. The soil is loosened to increase the absorption of water and manures. Loosening of soil particles adds humus and nutrients in the soil that increases crop yields. Tilling or loosening the soil is done by ploughs which are pulled by a pair of bulls.

Answer 2

Answer:

Preparation of the soil is the first step before the growing of the crop. It helps to turn the soil and loosen it to allow the roots to penetrate deep into it. The loosening of the soil helps in the growth of several soil microbes, earthworms, etc.,

which enrich the soil with humus and other essential nutrients. The three steps involved in soil preparation are:

1) Ploughing

2)Leveling

3)Manuring