AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Harvesting is collecting the useful part or parts of the plant when all the nutrients have been developed, and the edible parts have reached a suitable level of maturity. Generally, the crop is harvested 10 or 15 days after the grain reaches physical maturity. Harvesting is to be done after the crops have matured.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once the crop is matured or fully ripen, they are cut and gathered (Reaping) which are collectively called as harvesting. Harvesting depends on many factors like season, crop variety, maturity period, etc. Over-irrigation, irregular sunlight can prolong ripening of crop which thus delays the harvesting time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gathering a mature crop from the fields is the procedure of harvesting. Reaping is the act of harvesting grain or pulses by cutting them with a scythe, sickle, or reaper.

Detailed explanation-4: -Harvesting tools: The most common type of harvesting implement are small sickle, big sickle, darat, gandasa and small axe etc., (Fig. 9.9a, b, c & d). The hand sickle is used to harvest crops like wheat, maize, barley, pulses and grass etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -harvest verb (CROPS) to pick and collect crops, or to collect plants, animals, or fish to eat: In the US, winter wheat is harvested in the early summer.