Crop protection tips refer to those types of general practices that will help in the protection of crops and in the consequent improvement in crop yield. The particular type of crop protection tip to apply is highly dependent on the crop in question and on the location where the crop is cultivated. This is a consequence of the fact that the weather in a region will offer its own sets of challenges as well as other considerations, such as the types of pests that are peculiar to the crop under consideration. Other factors that necessitate a need for determining the type of crop is the fact that different crops require specific kinds of fertilizers as well as other considerations that are drawn from the type of crop itself. As such, crop protection tips include considerations regarding the control of diseases and pests, the application of different types of fertilizers, the management of weeds, and the use of methods like irrigation.
One of the crop protection tips is to develop and implement a well-planned regime that involves the determination of the type of pests that are likely to affect the crop and the provision of safeguards against such incidents. Since different crops in various climates are affected by their own peculiar sets of pests, the crop must be studied even before it is planted with the aim of determining the likely pests and to initiate some proactive measures meant to both reduce the possibility and to address it if needed. This might involve the application of specific types of pesticides at different stages of the crop life cycle. Some farmers also find that the rotation of crops from one season to the next helps disrupt the rhythm of the pests, in addition to increasing crop yield. For example, the farmer could plant a type of crop that is susceptible to a stated species of insect one season, while planting a crop that is not the next season, meaning that any eggs left over from the previous season will not be able to develop and attack the new batch of crops.
Another crop protection tip involves the control of weeds that will detract from the proper growth of the crops through their negative competition with the desired crops. This will involve the use of mixture of practices ranging from the manual removal of the weeds to the use of weed killers. A crop protection tip could also be for the introduction of practices that improve the performance of the crop, such as irrigation in dry weather.
