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Planting

Types of Planting

1. Row planting

This is a method which involves planting of crops in rows.

Crops are planted in rows or straight lines, either singly or in

multiple rows, mainly to enhance maximum yields as well as
for convenience.

Advantages
 It reduces risks of crop pests and diseases

 It allows easy weeding and harvesting

 Better and more crop yields are produced

 It minimizes competition for sunlight and plant nutrients

 Light exposure is maximized. Conversely, the excessive shad-

ing effect of other plants is minimized thus favoring more ef-

ficient photosynthesis and improved crop yield

 Wind passage along the inter-rows is enhanced which in-

creases gas exchanges and prevents excessive humidity

 Movement within the crop area is more convenient and al-

lows close inspection of individual plants;

 Visibility is enhanced.

 It is easy to calculate or count the plant population in a given

farm area in order to estimate the harvest yield

Disadvantages

 Row planting takes up a lot of space, which restricts the

number of plantings, thereby decreasing the harvest.

 It also takes a great deal of time. Seeds need to be planted

one by one and accurate space calculations must be made.