Introduction to Palm Pruning Tools Palm pruning tools are hand-operated tools used for removing dead, brown, dying palm fronts and harvesting palm bunches. They are simple farm tools used for the maintenance of the palm tree. Pruning is a cultural activity that is mostly practiced in palm plantations. This cultural practice is carried out by … Read more
Meaning of Pruning in Agriculture Pruning in agriculture refers to the removal of dead branches, buds, overgrown branches, and unproductive parts of plants to encourage proper growth and yield of crops. It involves cutting away branches, buds, or roots that are not desirable to the farmers and the gardeners. Pruning is a systematic process that … Read more
Introduction to Knapsack Sprayer A knapsack sprayer is a small, portable backpack container made of either plastic, brass, or stainless, and is used for spraying herbicides, insecticides, cleaning agents, and fungicides. The sprayer is commonly used by small-scale farmers and commercial farmers where mechanized sprayers are not available, and where cost is to be minimized … Read more
Sickle Farm Tools Meaning The sickle is a hand-operated farm tool that can be used for harvesting forages, vegetables, and cereal crops. There are different types of sickle farm tools such as the short-handle sickle, long-handle sickle, and adjustable sickle farm tools. Sickles are used effectively in both commercial and subsistence farms, but they are … Read more
Introduction to Farm Tools Farm tools are small hand-operated equipment that are manually used in performing farming operations. These tools play crucial roles in ensuring the success of farming activities. The availability of farm tools in the farm, makes work effective and efficient. Farm tools used on the farm are Cutlass, Spades/shovels, Secateurs, Shears, Watering … Read more
Introductions to the Importance of Farm Tools Farm tools are hand tools that are mechanically fabricated and are frequently used in carrying out simple farming activities on the farm. Farmers use many types of farm tools to perform different operations on the farm. These tools are called simple farm tools because they are used for … Read more
Types of Staking in Agriculture Staking plays a crucial role in ensuring the optimal performance of crops. It is necessary that adequate staking should be provided to crops such as tomatoes, yams, peas, and cucumbers to prevent leaves and fruit from being infested by pests and diseases and increase the market value of crops. The … Read more
Introduction to Staking in Agriculture. Today, we will be discussing the reasons for staking in agriculture. However, before we look into this topic, let’s first explain what staking is. Staking is an agronomic practice that involves providing support to the cultivated crops. This structural support, enables plants to position their leaves for better photosynthesis and … Read more
Introductions to Tractor Seat Plant (Ligularia dentata, R) Common name: Tractor Seat plant Botanical name: Ligularia dentata reniformis Local name: Tsuwabuki Latin name:Farfugium japonicum The Tractor Seat plant belongs to the subclass of Astridae, the family of Asteraceae, the genus of Ligularia, and the species of D, reniformis (Ligularia dentata reniformis). Members of the family … Read more
Introduction to the 11.2-24 Tractor Tire 11.2-24 Tractor tire is a specific type or model of tractor tire that is 11.2 inches wide and can be fixed into the tractor tire rim of 24 inches. Similarly, It is a tractor tire which indicates that the tire and rim diameter is on the ratio of 11.2 … Read more