Question

What is the correct order of agricultural practices in crop production?
A. Sowing, Tilling, Irrigation, Manuring, Weeding, Harvesting, Winnowing, Threshing, Storage
B. Tilling, Sowing, Manuring, Irrigation, Weeding, Harvesting, Threshing, Winnowing, Storage
C. Sowing, Manuring, Tilling, Irrigation, Weeding, Harvesting, Threshing, Winnowing, Storage
D. Irrigation, Tilling, Sowing, Weeding, Manuring, Harvesting, Winnowing, Threshing, Storage

Answer 1

Hint: Crop production is a branch of agriculture that specifically deals with the growing of crops. These crops generally include the ones commercialized as food and fiber.

Complete answer: Crop production follows a long procedure including several steps. 1. The first step is the tilling of the soil. It is done to prepare the soil for the cultivation of land crops.
2. Once, the soil is prepped up, the seeds are sowed into it by scattering them on it (sowing). 3. Manures and fertilizers are important to compensate for the availability of nutrients in the soil, so next manuring is done which is then followed by weeding (plucking of weeds or unwanted plants).
4. After the crops grow to a desirable length they are harvested.
5. The harvested crops are then made to undergo threshing in order to separate the grain from the plant. The remaining plant parts are used as fodder for cattle and other farm animals.
6. The collected grains are next exposed to strong blows of wind to remove their chaff and this process is winnowing.
7. After all these steps, the final products are sent to the markets for consumption.

So, the correct answer is option B. Tilling, Sowing, Manuring, Irrigation, Weeding, Harvesting, Threshing, Winnowing, Storage.

Note: The four most important factors that heavily influence crop yield are soil fertility, availability of water, climate, and diseases or pests.
These factors can pose a significant risk to farms when they are not monitored and managed correctly.