Agriculture Plough | Plough Overview

Plough

The plough is a piece of agriculture equipment used in farming and has reshaped the farmers’ life. Plough is the most important equipment used in agriculture since the beginning of the olden times and is used to turn and break up the upper level of soil, to bury crop remains, and to aid control weeds. Traditionally it was made of wood and human-powered, later it became considerably efficient when animals were pressed into service. And nowadays plough is a tractor driven agriculture machine.

 

Types of Plough

 

There are several types of plough that are used for different types of soil conditions. Few are mentioned here.

• Disc Plough
• Mould Board Plough
• Reversible Mould Board Plough
• Jumbo Fixed Mould Board Plough
• Mounted Mould Board Plough
• Reversible Manual Plough

 

Uses of Plough

 

• Plough is mainly used for digging the soil
• For adding manure and fertilizers to the soil
• Scraping the soil
• To bury crop residues

 

There many other factors that also must be considered to fully understand the importance of plough in agriculture, like new technology.