Farm Power And Machinery (1+1)

Introduction

Tillage

Tillage: It is a mechanical manipulation of soil to provide favorable condition for crop production. Soil tillage consists of breaking the compact surface of earth to a certain depth and to loosen the soil mass, so as to enable the roots of the crops to penetrate and spread into the soil.
Objective of Tillage

• To obtain seed bed, suitable for different type of crops.
• To add more humus and fertility to soil by covering the vegetation.
• To destroy and prevent weeds.
• To aerate the soil for proper growth of crops.
• To increase water absorbing capacity of the soil.
• To destroy the insects, pests and their breeding places and
• To reduce the soil erosion.
Terms Used in tillage

• Tool - It is an individual working element such as disc or shovel.
• Implement :It is an equipment generally having no driven moving parts, such as harrow or having only simple mechanism such as plough.
• Machine -It is a combination of rigid or resistant bodies having definite motions and capable of performing useful work.