Post Planting Operations

 

Subject:

Agric Science

Class:

Pry 4

Topic:

Post Planting Operations

Content

Post-planting are the activities that are done after the vegetable seeds must have been planted. Post-planting operations include:

1.Mulching: It is the protective covering of organic materials laid over the soil around the plants to prevent erosion, retain moisture and sometimes enrich the soil.

2.Manuring is the the application of organic or inorganic manure to the soil to improve the fertility of the soil.e.g animal dung.

3.Staking is the erection of long stick on the farm to protect leaves of crops e.g tomato

4.Thinning is the reduction of the number of seedling s per stand.

5.Supplying is the replanting of seeds that fail to germinate.

Other post-planting operations are:

6.Pest control : This deals with the steps that are taken by the farmers to prevent pests from attacking his crops, livestock and farm produce. The steps may be by applying pesticides, herbicide or by setting traps for the pests. The farmer may also introduce the natural enemy or predator of that pest to the farm to control the pest

7.Harvesting : This post planting operation is done when crops are fully grown and matures. Matured crops are harvested and stored.

8.Processing : This is done to prevent highly perishable farm produce from getting spoilt quickly.

9.Preservation : Preservation on the farm may be done by drying, salting, freezing, smoking or drying. All these are done to reduce the rate or speed at which farm product get spoilt

10.Storage : Farm produce are stored in specially built building to make them last longer. Yam are stored in the barn while maize are stored in the crib

12. Watering : This post planting operation is done in order to make water available for plant. It is the application of water to the seeds or crops that are already planted by using watering can

13. Weeding : This is the removal of unwanted plants on the farm land. Weeds compete with plants for the available nutrients and make harvest very poor if such weeds are not uprooted or removed in good time.

14.Marketing : This is the sales of farm produce by making them available to the people through marketing.

 

 

Presentation

 

The topic is presented step by step

 

Step 1:

The class teacher revises the previous topics

 

Step 2.

He introduces the new topic

 

Step 3:

The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise

 

Evaluation

1.What are post-planting operations ?

2.list five post-planting operations.

3.Explain any four of the post-planting operation.

4. What is watering

5. What is mulching

6. What is weeding

7. What is thinning

8.