Primary Tillage
Primary tillage or ploughing is opening of the compacted soil with the help of different tools and implements preferably by ploughs.
Ploughing is done mainly to open the hard soil.
In addition, primary tillage also aims to inversion (whenever necessary) of soil, uprooting of weeds and stubbles. Deep tillage, sub-soiling and year round tillage are some of the types of primary tillages.