Land Selection

Soil Preperation

Wheat crop requires a well pulverized but compact seed-bed for good and uniform seed germination. In irrigated areas, after the harvest of previous crop, the field should be ploughed with disc or mould board plough. Where tractor is available, one deep ploughing followed by two to three harrowings with disc or tines and 2 to 3 planking should be given to prepare a well pulverized seed-bed. But where bullocks are the source of power, deep ploughing followed by two to three harrowings or four to five intercross ploughing with local plough should be done. Planking should be done after each ploughing. In rainfed areas, the field preparation should be done with care as conservation of moisture is dependent on it. Fields are usually prepared by giving one deep ploughing followed by two to three ploughing with local plough and then planking. In these areas, ploughing should be done in the evening and furrows should be kept open whole night to absorb dew moisture. Planking should be done early in the morning. A buffer zone of 10-30 m width should be kept to avoid contamination from the non-organic field.e. Preparing the land also increases the fertility of the soil, which increases the production and farmer get proper price for his crop.