After harvesting the Rabi crops in April-May, the fields should be ploughed with soil turning plough. This is helpful in weed eradication as well as improvement in the water holding capacity of the soil. the field should be prepared and bunds should be made around the field just after the first shower of monsoon. This will check loss of rain water by runoff.
This method is practiced in the rainfed condition and in some areas where water is not sufficient to warrant use of wet bed. The practices in dry nursery preparation are:
