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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT. The term crop is used to describe plants of the same kind that are grown in quantities . \. Plants that are planted during the rainy season are called kharif crops.  Crops that grow during the winter season are called rabi crops. .

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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

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  1. CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

  2. The term crop is used to describe plants of the same kind that are grown in quantities. \\

  3. Plants that are planted during the rainy season are called kharif crops.  Crops that grow during the winter season are called rabi crops.  \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

  4. Many activities are performed before cultivating a crop, which are termed as  agricultural practices. \\\\

  5. Soil preparation  Means loosening the soil or turning it. 

  6. Earthworms decompose plant and animal waste, and thereby benefit the soil by increasing the humus and nutrient level in it.

  7. Ploughs have been in use since ancient times for tilling soil, adding manure and fertilisers, and for scraping of soil.

  8. Depending upon the animals available on a farm, Cows , buffalos ,horses and camels used to pull ploughs.

  9. A plank is used to break the crumps into fine soil. The next step is to level the soil with the help of a leveller.

  10. Ploughs were made from wood. Nowadays, iron ploughs have become more popular. Earlier, a hoe was used for tilling, but these days we use it only to remove weeds.

  11. Healthy seeds contain more nutrients.

  12. Seed selection is done by soaking the seeds in a beaker containing water.

  13. Modern seed drills sow seeds at a proper depth and distance, and cover them with a layer of soil, keeping them well out of a bird’s reach.

  14. The traditional seed drill contains a funnel-shaped container, from where the seeds pass and get placed into the soil.

  15. METHODS OF IRRIGATION

  16. ADDING MANURE/ FERTILISERS

  17. WEEDING

  18. HARVESTING

  19. METHODS OF STORAGE OF GRAINS

  20. THANK YOU

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