Choosing a good place for planting crops The factors to consider when looking for good land to plant crops on are listed below. Not many sites have all the features described here, but the more they have the better the sites will be. A fertile, medium loam with deep...
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Systems of crop production
What is a cropping system? Crops can be grown in many ways. Some farmers grow just one type, and others grow a different crop in each of their fields. Others may grow two different types of crops at the same time in the same field. Some farmers grow crops one after...
Plant growth
Seeds require certain conditions to germinate and start growing. As young plants get older and bigger and need suitable conditions to continue growing. The requirements for plant growth are similar to those for germinating seeds, but plants also need sunlight and...
What conditions are needed for a seed to germinate?
Seeds cannot germinate unless conditions are favourable. Seeds need the following: 1. Water Plants normally contain many substances, but the majority is water. All chemical reactions that take place inside the plant cells happen in a solution (in water),...
What is germination?
Germination is the change that takes place in the seed when it first begins to grow. Seeds are dormant before planting. Seeds are alive but show no signs of life and are hard and dry. The word dormant means asleep. When seeds come in contact with water, water is...