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Rice-the staple food-Land Preparation
Secondary Land Preparation
What is the purpose of secondary tillage?
- Breaks big soil clumps left after primary tillage.
- Damages weeds emerged after primary tillage and incorporate them in to the soil.
- Incorporates any remaining crop residues to the soil.
What is the perfect timing?
- Should be performed 7-10 days before crop establishment.
What are the techniques to be used?
- Done in a near perpendicular direction to the primary tillage.
- Two-wheeled tractors or animals could be used.
- Incoperate water to cover all the soil clumps completely
What are the important factors that need special attention?
- In addition to ploughing, the filed structure is constructed during this tillage cycle.
- Therefore, secondary tillage additionally involves clearing, repairing, and replastering of bunds.
- Compost, cattle or poultry manure and partially burned paddy husk should be incoperated.