Plants

 

The plant population definition is similar to the human population. It is the number of plants the farm can accommodate; through this, one will determine the number of seeds or sucker or other planting material to use for planting operation.

Fertilizer application is one of the pre-planting operations in crop cultivation. Fertilizers are very important in farming. The importance of fertilizer to farmers is copious; at times, the profit of a farmer is directly proportional to the amount of fertilizer applied. The time of application is also very important as crops need different fertilizers at different stages of their growth.

 

It may sound very funny but believe me, you can be a millionaire within a year from cashew farming. The future of agriculture lies on tree crops and not cash crops, if I may say. Tree crops like cashew, orange, cocoa, and others are more profitable and valuable than other crops, especially in the international market. These crops have more market value; they are the most promising means of earning foreign currencies in agriculture.

There are various factors that determine the success of any crop cultivation. Part of them is soil pH; it involves soil acidity and alkalinity, usually. Soil pH is the degree or amount of acidity or alkalinity of a soil. It is important and highly recommended that farmers test the pH of their soil before planting.

Different crops have individual pH preference; some crops are acid tolerant while others are not. In order to put the round peg in the round hole, that is, knowing the type of crop to plant on a particular land, testing of soil pH is highly recommended.

Floating method

 

What makes most farmers fail is not lack of capital or labor but their inability to attest to the viability of the seed they planted. Seed viability test is very important in the cultivation of crops; you need to know how efficient and productive your seeds are before planting. This is part of the pre-planting operations a farmer must carry out before cultivation. However, most farmers boycott this operation in the quest to reduce or minimize the cost of production.

Seed treatment is one of the pre-planting operations in crop production. This practice is obscure to most farmers, especially those procuring seeds from agro-allied companies; they feel treating the seed is irrelevant. What most farmers are familiar with is crop protection, through the use of herbicides and pesticides.

Soil solarization is an organic soil treatment method that helps control pests residing in the soil. The health of the soil is a major concern in crop production. Farmers face huge problems resulting from the poor state of the soil, thus, this leads to reduced yield in crop production.

The modern-day agriculture is becoming more lucrative on a daily basis with the wonderful impacts of technology. Now, agriculture is becoming more adventurous, thrilling and stunning; lots of people are joining the train at an alarming rate. You can now practice agriculture with ease; it is now becoming a self-teaching profession where you can now read and coach yourself.