Puddling (agriculture)
Puddling is the tillage of rice paddies while flooded, an ancient practice that is used to prepare for rice cultivation. Historically, this has been accomplished by dragging a weighted harrow across a flooded paddy field behind a buffalo or ox, and is now accomplished using mechanized approaches, often using a walking tractor.[1]
Puddling reduces the percolation rates of water by churning the clay particles and making them close many of the soil pores.[2]
References
- ^ "Puddling - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics".
- ^ Lu, Jun; Ookawa, Taiichiro; Hirasawa, Tadashi (2000). "The effects of irrigation regimes on the water use, dry matter production and physiological responses of paddy rice". Plant and Soil. 223: 209–218. doi:10.1023/A:1004898504550. S2CID 25108715.