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Transplanting and

Direct Seeding

Introduction 167

Lecture 1: Transplanting and Direct Seeding 169

Demonstration 1: Garden-Scale Transplanting and Direct Seeding

Instructor’s Demonstration Outline 175

Students’ Step-by-Step Instructions 179

Demonstration 2: Hand Transplanted and Tractor-Mounted

Seeding Equipment

Instructor’s Demonstration Outline 183

Assessment Questions and Key 186

Resources 188

Supplement 1: Genetic Engineering and Seed Diversity: Impacts 189

on Farmers and Agricultural Communities

Appendices

1. Field-Scale Transplanting Guide 191


2. Common Transplant Spacings; Common Seeding 192
   Rates and Thinning Distances


3. Transplanting and Irrigation Equipment 194


4. Seedlings at Transplant Maturity; Planting Depths 196


5. Estimating Soil Moisture By Feel 197


6. Garden-Scale Seed Bed Irrigation 198


7. Garden Sowing Log 199


8. Garden Transplanting Log 200


9. Field Sowing Log 201


10. Field Transplanting Log 202

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