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Land Preparation
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Learning outcomes
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Content
LESSON TOPICS
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Can rice grow in this field?
What do you
observe?
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Benefits of a good land preparation
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Basic terms
Tillage
process of mechanically altering some physical
characteristics of the soil to be ideal for growing crops.
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A well-prepared land can
be achieved by:
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Let’s compare methods
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Let’s compare benefits
Wetland Dryland Combination
• Controls weeds • Controls weeds • Controls weeds
• Incorporates • Incorporates • Incorporates
organic materials & organic materials organic materials
fertilizers to soil & fertilizers to & fertilizers to soil
• Makes seeding/ soil • Conserves
transplanting easier irrigation water
• Makes seeding
• Forms a hard layer • Reduces number
easier
(plow pan) which of operation
• Conserves
reduces water loss • Reduces GAS
irrigation water
(percolation) during populations
subsequent flooding • Reduces
• Forms hard pan
number of which reduces
operation percolation loss
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Let’s compare costs
P 4,500 per
Wetland hectare
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Factors in selecting tillage method
Water availability
Power resources
Cost
Soil types/characteristics
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Which method to choose
Consider these:
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Water availability
Power resources
Cost
Soil type/characteristics
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CONSIDER THIS
If the farmer has these:
soil type: silt + sandy
available water source: shallow tube
well
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Machine: hand tractor
Water availability
If irrigated WETLAND is best
If partially-irrigated (shallow tube well, etc.)
COMBINATION is best
Power resources
In irrigated fields, it is not advisable to use
heavy equipment all the time.
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Land Preparation
Key Check 2:
No high & low
soil spots after
final levelling
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Importance of Key Check 2
less water to fill up;
uniform water distribution;
easier drainage
efficient fertilizer application
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Recommendations to Achieve
Key Check 2
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Recommendations to Achieve
Key Check 2
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Recommendations to Achieve
Key Check 2
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Recommendations to Achieve
Key Check 2
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Recommendations to Achieve
Key Check 2
What for?
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Input-Output-Outcome
Dike & ditch cleaning & repairing;
plowing & harrowing; levelling
FIELD WITH NO
HIGH & LOW SOIL SPOTS
reduced pest population, weeds, & water loss;
decomposed plant residues & recycled plant
nutrients; uniform water distribution & crop
maturity; efficient nutrient intake
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For more information, please contact:
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