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Introduction to Agriculture         Notes prepared by: Aqleem Abbas


               Secondary tillage
               By which soil bed is prepared.
               Sohaga conventional
               Disc harrow
               Cultivater or tiller
               Roller
               Levelers

               Intertillage
               Is that tillage operation when the seed is present in soil till maturity . it is performed after planting of
               plants e.g. earthing, thining and weeding.

               Off seasonal tillage includes Post harvest tillage summer tillage, Winter tillage and Fallow tillage

               Off seasonal tillage

               Tillage operation required for soil conditioning but not for the immediate sowing of crops.

               Post harvest tillage

               After harvest crops we don’t want to sow seed but we want to prepare our land only weeds and stubbles
               are removed. It is also important for conservation of rain water.

               Sumer tillage

               Is practiced in tropical zones.

               Winter tillage

               Is practiced in temperate zone.

               Fallow tillage

               Leaving the arable land un cropped for one season or for more than one season due to some reasons.

                                                    Special purpose tillage

               Tillage operations performed for specific purpose is called special purpose tillage.

               Subsoiling


               It is also called deep tillage. Sub soiling is done once three to five years to break the hard pan below the
               plough layer. It is also called chiseling

               Leveling

               Tillage operation is used to convert un even land to smooth, see bed.

               Blind tillage
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