Science- Crop production and management
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Agriculture | The practice of growing plants and rearing animals on a large scale for useful products is known as agriculture. |
Field | A wide area of land where a crop is cultivated is known as a field. |
Crop produce | The product obtained from crops are known as crop produce. |
Kharif Crops | Are grown during the monsoon season (June/July- September/October) |
Rabi Crops | Are grown during the winter season (October- April) |
Classification of crops based on purpose | Food Crop, Subsistence Crop, Cash crop |
Techniques involved in agricultural practices (in order) | Preparation of soil selection and sowing of seeds addition of manure and fertilizer irrigation protection from weeds and pests harvesting, threshing and winnowing storage |
Preparation of soil | Ploughing, levelling |
Differentiate between Manure and fertilizers | Listen to the audio |
Weeding | The process of removal of weeds from the field is known as weeding |
Natural methods of pest control | Crop rotation biological pest control |
Nitrogen Cycle | Nitrogen fixation- Is the process of fixing atmospheric nitrogen into inorganic nitrogen compounds by microorganisms like Rhizobium bacteria. Nitrogen Assimilation- Is the process of converting inorganic nitrogen into usable organic compounds in living organisms. Ammonification- Organic nitrogen gets converted into ammonia when plants and animals die and decompose Nitrification- Ammonia produced is converted into nitrates in the soil. Denitrification- denitrifying bacteria act on decaying plants and animals. |