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HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The most expensive method of establishing a lawn is:
A
plugging
B
seeding
C
sodding
D
sprigging
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The entire turfed area should be rolled and watered liberally. This is the most expensive way of lawn making.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laying sod is the quickest and easiest method of establishing a lawn.

Detailed explanation-3: -By Turfing 1.It is the quickest method for lawn preparation. Grasses are cut into 4-6 cm long pieces for sowing purpose with stem and roots. Turf is a piece of earth of about 5cm thickness with grass thickly grown over it. The pieces may be of small squares or in rolls of small width (30 cm).

Detailed explanation-4: -Turfing is the direct application of grass with developed roots onto the slope surface (Figure 1). Relatively matured grass can grow easier and extend the roots into the soil to strengthen the overall surface. This is one of the methods used for restoring man made slopes of Hong Kong territories (GEO, 2011).

Detailed explanation-5: -Most grasses can be propagated from seed if it is available, and if not then from root or shoot cuttings or from slips. All these techniques are simple and can be done by farmers on their own land as well as in forest nurseries.

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