What is contour ploughing???please explain
Dear Student,
Contour ploughing also known as contour farming is the farming practice in which ploughing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines is done.
These contour lines help to reduces heavy water run-off downhill leading to the reduction in the formation of rills and gullies. This heavy water run-off otherwise would majorly cause soil erosion.
This method also provides more time for the water to be absorbed into the soil. In contour ploughing, the ruts made by the plow run perpendicular rather than parallel to the slopes, and this results in furrows that curve around the land and are level.
This method is also prevents tillage erosion. A similar practice is contour bunding where stones are placed around the contours of slopes.
Thus contour ploughing helps to reduce soil erosion.
Regards,
Contour ploughing also known as contour farming is the farming practice in which ploughing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines is done.
These contour lines help to reduces heavy water run-off downhill leading to the reduction in the formation of rills and gullies. This heavy water run-off otherwise would majorly cause soil erosion.
This method also provides more time for the water to be absorbed into the soil. In contour ploughing, the ruts made by the plow run perpendicular rather than parallel to the slopes, and this results in furrows that curve around the land and are level.
This method is also prevents tillage erosion. A similar practice is contour bunding where stones are placed around the contours of slopes.
Thus contour ploughing helps to reduce soil erosion.
Regards,