/ full of KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and EXPERIENCE. I am your teacher RONNEL V. ENCINAS / from NATO NATIONAL HIGH Join me as we learn new lesson in TLE 9 Make sure that you are comfortably seated / and get ready for note taking Welcome to our new lesson in TLE 9- AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NCI At the end of the lesson, you are expected to •First. • 1. Identify the different steps in land preparation for vegetable crops •2. Evaluate pictures in terms of proper steps in land preparation for vegetable crops •3. Value the importance of knowing the proper steps in land preparation for vegetable crops • Which leads us to our Most Essential Learning Competency. • Undertake agronomic crop work as directed Now to test your prior knowledge on this topic, let us answer the pretest. Do not worry because your score will not be recorded. Are you ready students? Identify if the statements in land preparation steps are correct or wrong. You may choose from a check or an x Is it a check? Or an X… The correct answer is a Check. Number two. Who got the perfect score? Very Good. For those who did not get it, do not worry we still have to learn deeper. • Do you know what are the steps in land preparation for vegetable crops? • Well to give you an idea, watch this video clip. • Discussion This time you will answer the following questions to measure what you have learned today. •Mulching - a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, etc Importance of Proper Land Preparation • 1. Helps control weeds through uprooting or burying. • 2. Softens the surface soil and prepare a good seedbed to allow easier seeding of crops. • 3. Exposes soil organic matter to oxygen and help release soil nutrients for crop growth. • 4. Reduces compaction of the soil’s bulk density to allow for rooting and improves soil structure. • 5. Helps improve the infiltration of water