A young student has recently inherited a rice farm and must decide which kind of planting to utilize. He/she discovered that transplanting or direct seeding might be used from Agri 32. How would you make a decision if you were in his/her shoes? What considerations does he/she have?
1. A young student has recently inherited a rice farm and must decide which kind of planting to utilize. He/she discovered that transplanting or direct seeding might be used from Agri 32. How would you make a decision if you were in his/her shoes? What considerations does he/she have?
2. The same student acquired another 2-hectare property, but this one was near the base of the mountains, and hence had a more rolling landscape. He/she chose to plant coconut palms ten meters apart in a square pattern, with a mango tree in the center of four coconut palms.
a. What will be the coconut population density? How many coconut seedlings should he or she prepare for the two-hectare property? With a 10% mortality allowance, how many seedlings should he/she prepare in total?
b. If he decides to switch to a triangle planting system, how many additional coconut seedlings should he prepare?
c. What number of mango trees should he/she purchase? What is the term for putting a mango tree in the center of four coconut palms?
Finally, provide thorough directions to your planting staff on how to properly plant the polybagged seedlings that were provided, including basal fertilizer to ensure a healthy start for the seedling.
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