write a paragraph on prepartion of soil
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a) Preparation of Soil: It is necessary to prepare soil before growing a crop. It
involves tilling and loosening the soil. This allows the roots to penetrate deep
in the soil. The loose soil allows the roots to breath easily even when they are
deep. The process of loosening and tilling of the soil is called tilling or ploughing.
This is done by using a plough.
(b) Sowing: Sowing is the process of putting seeds in the soil. The tool used traditionally for sowing seeds is shaped like funnel. The seeds are filled into the funnel, passed down through two or three pipes having sharp ends. Now- a-days a seed drill is used for sowing with the help of tractors. This tool sows the seeds uniformly at a proper distance and depth.
(c) Weeding: The undesirable plants grown along with the crop are called weeds. The removal of weeds is called weeding. Weeding is necessary, since weeds compete with the crop plants for water, nutrients, space and light. Thus, affecting the growth of the crop.
(d) Threshing: The process of separating the grain seeds from the chaff is called threshing. Traditionally it is done by winnowing. Nowadays this is carried out with the help of combined harvesters. Which a combination of harvester and thresher.
Answer:
preparation of soil involves loosening and turning it .The process of loosening and turning the soil is called tilling or ploughing .it is carried out by using a wooden or iron plough which is pulled by either tractor or animal