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Cultivation

Tillage operations

None Plowing Disking, harrowing Cultivator Other
1.0 2.0 1.7 1.4


Frequency of tillage (number)

None 1 2 3 4 Other
1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0


Tillage depth (cm)

None <20 20-30 30-40 >40 Other
1.0 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.0


Tillage direction

Downslope Upslope Parallel to contour up- slope furrow Parallel to contour down-slope furrow Down-slope oblique Up-slope oblique Other (No tillage)
2.0 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.3 1.0


Mechanization index

Low (<Local mean - St. Dev.) Moderate (>Local mean - St. Dev. < local mean) High (> Local Mean < Local Mean + St. Dev.) Very high (> Local Mean + St. Dev.)
1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0