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-flow or till the soil
- slices, cuts or breaks the soil
-uproot and crush the weeds and existing vegetation
-level the land
- create dikes and canals

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Tillage equipment

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What are the classification of tillage ?

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1.Primary tillage
2.Secondary tillage
3.Inter-row cultivation

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This is classification of tillage is performed to open up any cultivable land and prepare a seedbed.

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Primary tillage

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This classification of tillage is performed to break or loosen the compact soil and they used the following equipment such as moldboard plow and dics plow.

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Primary tillage

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Classification of tillage that is performed to break the soil clods into finer soil particles and crush weeds and other vegetation.

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Secondary tillage

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This classification of tillage is performed to improve soil tilth and granulation?

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Secondary tillage

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Classification of tillage that is performed when crops are planted and established and control weed in between the rows of crops.

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Inter-row cultivation

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What are the plowing patterns

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  1. Circuitous
  2. Headland
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What are the types of headland plowing patterns?

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Head land one-way
Headland gathering
Headland casting

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This plowing pattern begins at the edge of the field and works toward the center of the field always throwing the soil towards the outside of the field.

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Circuitous

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This plowing pattern is the most commonly used system for ploughing in Asia and it is commonly used with moldboards and disc.

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Circuitous

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This type of plowing patterns that plowed in runs parallel to others. It starts at one boundary of the field and ends at the opposite with turns being made on the headlands.

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Headland(one-way)

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This type of plowing patterns/system is used for bigger pieces of land and can only be used for tined implements, rotavator, harrows and reversible plough.

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Headland (one-way)

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This type of plowing patterns are the most efficient system.

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Headland (one-way)

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This type of plowing pattern is ploughing to begin in the center of the field and works out to the edges.

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Headland (gathering)

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This type of plowing patterns requires some measurement of the field to establish the center point and if done correctly leaves a level field with drainage channels on the edges .

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Headland (gathering)

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This type of plowing pattern in which furrow slices are turned to the center of the field and this system can be used with all types of plough.

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Headland (gathering)

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This type of plowing pattern in which requires plowing to begin at the edges and furrows slices are turned to the edges of the field.

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Headland casting

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This type of plowing patterns/system can also be used with all types of ploughs.

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Headland (casting)

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What are the tillage equipment in primary tillage ?

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  1. Tractor-mounted moldboard plow
  2. Tractor-mounted disc plow
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How many degrees does the disc angle of the Tractor-mounted disc plow?

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42-45 degree

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What is the secondary tillage equipment that is used under upland conditions especially in harowing?

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Disc haroow

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How many degrees does the tilt angle of the Tractor-mounted disc plow?

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15-25 degrees

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It uses a rotating disc to cut and mix the soil.

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Disc harrow

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What are the basic parts of the disc harrow?
1. Disc 2. Gang 3. Gang bolt
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It is the circular concave revolving steel plate used for cutting the soil clods.
Disc
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This is made of high class heat-treated hardened steel.
Disc
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This is where each set of discs that are mounted on a common shaft.
Gang
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A square headed bolt from the other end, a set of discs are mounted.
Gang bolt
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What are the classification of disc harrow?
Single action Double action
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This harrow has two gangs paced end to end.
Single action
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It consists of two or more gangs.
Double action
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A set of two or more gangs follow behind the set of the other one or two. The gang throws the soil in the opposite direction.
Double action
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What are the types of double action disc harrows?
Tandem disc harrow Offset-disc harrow
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It has two gangs to concave discs mounted on a frame, one behind the other.
Offset-disc harrow
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It comprises four gangs angled in the opposite direction.
Tandem disc harrow
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A secondary tillage equipment used in lowland rice production.
Puddling tractor
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A tillage equipment that is used in secondary tillage under upland condition that uses rotating blades to pulverize the soil.
Rotavator
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Is a method of placing the seeds in the soil for germination
Sowing
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What are tillage equipment that is used for inter-row cultivation.
Sweep cultivator Tine crop cultivator Disc cultivator
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What are the types of sowing methods?
Broadcasting Dibbling Drilling Transplanting
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It is a random scattering of the seeds on the surface of the seedbed or field.
Broadcasting
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Example of equipment that is used in broadcasting the seed?
Drone seeder
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Example of implement that is used in broadcasting the seed?
Drum seeder
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It is a method of placing the seeds in holes made on the seedbed or field
Dibbling
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Example of dibbling equipment used in corn.
Corn planter
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A method of dropping of the seeds in furrows in continuous flow and covering them with soil.
Drilling
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It is done through planting of seedlings in the prepared field.
Transplanting
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What are the two types of mechanical rice transplanter?
Walk-behind rice transplanter Riding type rice transplanter
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Its suitability is best for medium to large-scale farms due to their large size, higher capacity, and faster operation.
Riding type rice transplanter
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Its suitability is best for small to medium-sized farms due to their smaller size, lower cost, and maneuveranibility in tight spaces.
Walk-behind rice transplanter
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What are the considerations when using seeding equipment?
-correct amount of seed per unit area - correct depth when seeds are laced in the soil -correct plant spacing between rows
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It is one of the important things to do when using a machine before planting.
Calibration
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Equipment and machines used to apply liquid chemicals on plants to control pests and diseases, and used to disinfect animal housing establishments.
Application equipment
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Types of knapsack sprayer
Manual type Motor-driven type
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How does the sprayer operate? And it's a mechanism?
-break the solutions to fine droplets -apply the solutions uniformly -apply the solution with pressure to improve range -regulate the amount sprayed to avoid excessive application.
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Measurement of water in the tanks before adding the chemical?
¼ of the tanks
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What does the W-A-L-E mean?
Wettable powder Agitation Liquid Emulsifiable concentration
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How many kph of wind best in spraying/application?
Less than 8 kph
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What are the basic parts of sparyer?
1.Nozzle 2.Lance 3.Pressure gauge 4.Pump 5.Tank 6.Hose 7.Strainer 8.Spray gun 9.Agitator 10.Battery and engine 11.Boom
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It regulates the spray pattern and mists.
Nozzle
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Act as an extension part of the sprayer?
Lance
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It shows the pressure reading of the sprayer.
Pressure gauge
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It is responsible for creating pressure on the sprayer.
Pump
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It is one that holds the liquid being sprayed off the sprayer.
Tank
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It carries the liquid from the tank to the spray gun.
Hose
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It filters debris from the liquid before it reaches the nozzle.
Strainer
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It controls the flow and spray pattern of the sprayer.
Spray gun
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It helps to keep the liquid mixed in the tank of the sprayer.
Agitator
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It powers the pump and other components of the sprayer.
Engine and battery
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It is along the arm that extends from the tractor and holds multiple nozzles.
Boom
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Types of sprayer based on the output capacity.
-High volume sprayer( >400L/ha) -Low volume sprayer (5-400 L/ha) -Untra low volume sprayer(5L/ha)
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Example of a sprayer in high volume output capacity.
Foot operated sprayer
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Example of a sprayers in low volume output capacity.
- hand compression sprayer -hand automizer sprayer
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Example of a sprayer on ultra low volume output capacity?
-Hand held battery operated ULV sprayer -battry/ULV sprayer
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What are types of nozzles of a sprayer?
- hollow cone -solid cone -Standard flat fan -even flat fan
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It has finer droplets than solid cone nozzles.
Hollow cone nozzles (concave distribution)
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It is ideal when pesticides are applied sideward or upward.
Solid cone nozzles -full cone(even distribution)
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These nozzles are suitable for low growing crops, weeds and soil especially when using herbicides and it has convex distribution.
Standard flat fan
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This nozzle is suitable for low growing crops, weeds and soil spraying especially when using herbicide where it has even distribution.
Even flat fan nozzle
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What are the types of sprayer based on tank capacity.
-hand held sprayer (0.5-3.0 L capacity) - hand compression sprayer -knapsack hand compression sprayer -power sprayer: battery operated or small engine operated
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Example of power sprayer ?
-tractor mounted power sprayer /duster -knapsack mist-duster sprayer -tractor mounted power sprayer -crop duster -Drone
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1 acre is equal to_____sqr. ft.
43,560 sqr. ft.
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1 gal. is equal to _______ quarts
4 quarts
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1 gal. Is equal to_____fluid once
128 fluid once
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I pint is equal to______fluid once
16 fluid once
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An agricultural machine that has the ability to combine four separate harvesting tasks into a single, streamlined operation.
Combine harvester
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What are those combined tasks in the combine harvester?
-reaping -threshing -separating -cleaning
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Types of combined harvester?
Rice combine harvester Corn combine harvester Soybean combine harvester
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It is a specialized machine designed to harvest crops by picking.
Picker
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These machines use spindle or brushes to remove cotton bolls from the plant.
Cotton picker
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It is mechanical equipment used to cut standing vegetation and used to harvest forage crops.
Mower
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A machine pulled behind by tractor and picks the dried vegetation up off the ground after being mowed and sundried.
Baler
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A specialized equipment used to harvest root crops that is pulled behind by a tractor.
Digger
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Example of digger equipment?
Cassava digger Potato digger
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Example of a picker machine?
Corn picker Cotton picker
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A machine that is used to detach the grains from the panicles.
Thresher
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Example/types of thresher equipment
-portable axial flow thresher -tractor-drawn axial flow thresher.
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These machine is used to detach the grains from the corn cob.
Sheller
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This machine is used to remove kernels from the shell by breaking/splitting the pods.
Sheller
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Example of sheller equipment?
Corn sheller Peanut sheller
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An equipment used to cut fresh produce into chips.
Chipper
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Example of a chipper machine?
Cassava chipper machine
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This equipment is used to dry products (harvest) safe for storage.
Dyer
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Example of a dyer ?
Rice flatbed dryer Re-circulating rice dryer Mango cabinet dyer
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This is used to sort products according to sizes.
Sorter
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Example of sorter equipment
Onion sorter Potato sorter(U-vision)
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This is a mechanical device used for extracting primary fibers by scrapping action from blade and stripping blocks.
Stripping machine
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Example of stripping machine
Abaca stripping machine

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