IMPORTANCE /OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY TILLAGE

Tillage refers to preparation of the soil for planting

Can be of 3 types; i.e

• Primary Tillage
• Secondary Tillage
• Minimum/Zero tillage

Secondary Tillage (24 weeks) after Primary Tillage

Is the second ploughing after primary tillage. It involves turning and breaking of soilmclods to make/obtain a fine tilth

Tools used in secondary tillage include;

• Disc harrows
• Rotary cultivators
• Rotavators
• Ridgers
• Rollers

IMPORTANCE /OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY TILLAGE

• It turns this rotten organic matter is brought near the soil surface for plant use
• It makes the soil fine for germination of seeds
• It breaks big soil clods to loosen particles which allows easy root penetration
• It ensures a leveled seed bed
• Some times fertilizers are mixed evenly in the seedbed during secondary tillage

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