CROP TRANSPLANTATION PLANTS THAT NEEDS MORE CARE ARE SOWN IN SMALL PLACE CALLED NURSERY WHEN THEY GERMINATE INTO SEEDLING (SAPLING)THEY GET TRANSFORMED INTO MAIN FIELD THIS PROCESS IS CALLED CROP TRANSPLANTATION
METHOD THIS METHOD IS DONE MANUALLY BY HAND BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST GROWN AND DELICATE IF WE USE ANY MACHINE THEY CAN BE DAMAGED AND MAY NOT GROW THAT’S WHY PROCESS IS DONE MANUALLY AND CAREFULLY.
ADVANTAGES OF CROP TRANSPLANTATION Choosing healthy seedling Easy to keep proper spacing where all seedlings can get uniform sunlight,water,nutrients Crop yield increases Allows better crop penetration
Disadvantages of Transplanting: Labour cost is high. Seedlings are exposed to possible injury during handling. Plants tend to grow more slowly than direct seeding because of recovery time after transplanting Harvesting is delayed.
CROP TRANSPLANTATION CROPS LIKE PADDY AND VEGETABLES LIKE TOMATO AND CHILLIES ARE FIRST GROWN IN NURSERY AND ALLOWED THEM TO GROW INTO TINY PLANTS BY PROVIDING THE THEIR FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS AND GOOD NUTRIENTS HEALTHY SEEDLING ARE TRANSFERRED OR TRANSPLANTED TO THE REGULAR FIELD CROP TRANSPLANTATION CROPS IN NURSERY
TRANSPLANTING IS DONE WHEN THE SEEDLINGS HAVE ATTAINED 12-15 CM IN HEIGHT AND 3-4 LEAVES HAVE DEVELOPED