AG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Soil Structure, Soil Fertility, Pennisetum Purpureum
8 Oct 2020
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Field practices are activities carried out on the field to facilitate proper growth and maximum yield of the various crops grown. This is the growing of different types on the same piece of land in different seasons, in an orderly sequence. Breaks the life cycle of pests and disease agents. Reduces soil erosion due to adequate soil cover. Controls weeds that are specific to certain crops e. g. striga on cereals. Improves soil fertility when legumes are included in crop rotation. Crops attacked by the same pests and diseases should not follow one another in the programme. Availability of capital and market for example beans or peas in legumes. This is the placement of materials such as banana leaves or polythene sheets on the ground next to the growing crop. These materials should not come into contact with the base of the crop as they may encourage pest attack. Sawdust, wood shavings, coffee pulps, rice husks,
