Question

The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as ______.

• A. Broadcasting or scattering
• B. Slash and burn
• C. Shifting cultivation
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Broadcasting or scattering

Jhum cultivation is the practice of clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. The method of sowing seeds in jhum cultivation is known as Broadcast seeding. It is a method of seeding that involves scattering seed, by hand or mechanically, over a relatively large area. After scattering, the seeds are lightly buried. It is a simpler and easier method than the traditional row method of sowing seeds.