Question

Why do farmers carry out ploughing as the first step of agricultural practice?Give three reasons in support of your answer.

Answer 1

Ploughing as the first step in agriculture farmers carries out this process before planting new crops.

• Ploughing causes soil erosion and bring the nutrients from down to the top.

• Ploughing improves the water-conserving capacity of the soil.

• Ploughing helps in the growth of microorganisms and earthworms.

• Ploughing helps in the proper mixing of manure in the soul.

• Ploughing improves soil fertility and plant growth.

• That's why farmers carry out plowing is the first step of agricultural practice.

Answer 2

Ploughing helps in the following ways:

Explanation:

• It loosens the soils and allows aeration of the soil which in turn helps the soil micro-organisms to grow so that they can fix atmospheric nitrogen which can be used by the plants that will be planted.
• Ploughing mixes the contents of the soil so there there is uniform distribution of minerals and other nutrients in it.
• The soil clumps are broken down in tiny particles that would help the seed to germinate well. The radical of the seed can grow to form the root without getting much hindrance by the soil clumps.