CHAPTER 1: CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT


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IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMEBER: 

1. The branch of science that deals with growing plants and raising livestock for human use is called agriculture.

2. When plants of the same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called a crop.

3. The products obtained from the crops are called produce.

4. The crops grown in India can be classified as Kharif and Rabi crops.

5. Kharif crops are sown in the rainy season by June/July and are harvested by September/October. Thus, they are also known as summer season crops. For example, rice, maize, cotton, pulses, etc.

6. Rabi crops are sown in the winter season in October or November and are harvested by March/April. For example, wheat, potato, barley, etc.

7. Agricultural practices are those practices that involve the necessary steps to be taken during the production of crops.

8.  Important steps that are taken during crop production are: READ MORE...


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