Quick Recall
Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Why do we practice agriculture?
2. Why should we use only good quality seeds to grow crops?
3. How can we protect our crops?
Answers
Answer:
1. Nowadays, decent agricultural practices are some of the methods applied to agriculture, it helps to create food for consumers as well as for safe further processing. Our farmers are the key persons for the cultivation of crops to provide food to the entire population.
2. Quality seed is described as varietal purity with a high percentage of germination, free from disease and pest, and with a proper moisture content and weight. Quality seed ensures strong germination, rapid growth and robust development. This dimension is converted into a good field plant stand.
3. Crop protection encompasses: Pesticide-based approaches such as herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. Biological pest control approaches such as cover crops, trap crops and beetle banks. Barrier-based approaches such as agrotextiles and bird netting.