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PLANTING OPERATIONS
CONTENT- Meaning of Planting Operations
- Planting Operations
Meaning of Planting Operations
These are operations associated with the actual planting or sowing of the planting materials.Planting Operations
Planting operations include the following:- Seed treatment
- Determination of planting distance/spacing
- Determination of seed rate
- Determination of planting date
- Determination of planting depth
- Determination of methods of planting.
Seed Rate
Seed rate is the amount or quantity of seeds or planting material used on a hectare of land. It is expressed in kilogram per hectare (kg/ha) in the case of seeds and in number of stands per hectare for vegetative propagation. NB: Calculation requiredYou are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following:
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