Plowshare: Your Helper for Soil Preparation in Cassava Planting
Cassava is one of Thailand’s important economic crops, widely grown by farmers. Cassava can be planted all year round and is more drought-tolerant than many other crops. It can grow in soils ranging from clay to sandy soils. Cassava thrives in areas with low soil fertility, but for higher yields, it is better to select coarse-textured, loamy soils with good drainage. This facilitates easier harvesting. Areas with overly wet soils should be avoided as they may cause the cassava roots to rot.
Before planting cassava, soil moisture should be checked to ensure it is adequate. Soil preparation is very important because the harvest is the root, which grows underground. Proper soil preparation should begin with deep plowing and thorough tillage to loosen the soil, using a 3-shared plowshare to ensure good drainage and eliminate weeds and crop residues from the field. After plowing with the 3-shared plowshare, it is advisable to leave the field for 7–14 days. This not only removes weeds but also helps convert them into soil nutrients.
Then, when ready to plant cassava, use a 7-shared plowshare to break up the soil surface, helping to retain moisture in the soil. Using both 3-shared and 7-shared plowshares for soil preparation helps cassava cuttings root easily, improves germination, increases survival rates, and ultimately leads to higher yields.
It can be seen that good soil preparation is the starting point for a good harvest. Having complete and modern equipment, such as plowshares that are excellent tools for plowing, tilling, and various tractor attachments, is very important. To have quality cassava planting machinery and equipment, quality plowshares are needed. Daothong Machinery is a comprehensive center for agricultural machinery spare parts, importing and selling tractor parts and rice harvester parts in a variety of options to suit your needs.
References:
- https://www.kubotasolutions.com/knowledge/cassava/detail/43
- https://www.technologychaoban.com/bullet-news-today/article_156741
