What is Plough? Its uses and benefits in farming!

Plough is the most basic farming implement used for land preparation of the toughest and hard soil for planting. A plough is designed to work in all types of soil for functions such as soil breaking, raising and inverting. The plough uses steel bottoms with points to make it perfect for the toughest ploughing jobs. A plough is a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over the soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.

Benefits of Plough in Farming

1. By the use of Plough farmers can reverse the soil. The upper layer of soil reverse into the bottom and bottom into the upper.

2. Ploughing helps to improve the water retention ability of soil in the form of capillary water.

3. Ploughing makes the soil best for the next yield planting.

4. Ploughing enhances the nutrition retention capacity of the soil.

5. Ploughing uproots the weeds growing in the field and aids in the growth of microbes.

Farm implements used for opening and loosening of the soil are known as ploughs. It is used for primary tillage. Ploughs are of three types: wooden plough, iron or inversion plough and special purpose plough.

But now farm implement manufacturer companies have manufactured different types of plough which are operated by tractor like - Mounted Disc Plough, Reversible Mould Board Plough, Mounted Mould Board Plough, etc.