On Season Tillage
Tillage operations done for raising the crops in the same season or at the onset of the crop season
are called as on season tillage. They are,
A. Preparatory Tillage
It refers to tillage operations that are done to prepare the field for raising crops. It is divided into
three types viz., (i) primary tillage, (ii) secondary tillage, and (iii) seed bed preparation.
Primary tillage - The first cutting and inverting of the soil that is done after the
harvest of the crop or untilled fallow, is known as primary tillage.
Secondary tillage - It refers to shallow tillage operation that is done after primary
tillage to bring a good soil tilth. In this operation the soil is stirred...