Question

What are the advantages of ploughing the soil before sowing seeds?

Answer 1

Ploughing the soil before sowing seeds have the following advantages:

• Ploughing loosens and mixes the soil. During ploughing, an adequate amount of air gets trapped in the pores of the loosened soil. Plant roots use this air to breathe.
• Plant roots can penetrate deeper in loose soil and thus hold the plant firmly.
• Loose soil is good for the growth of earthworms and microbes that provide nutrients to the soil and help in further loosening it.
• During ploughing, the nutrient-rich soil is brought to the top. Thus, plants can absorb the nutrients more easily.
• Loose soil mixes well and uniformly with the added fertilisers.