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(iv) Plantation crops : These are basically (ii) Rabi crops :
those crops that are specifically grown These crops are grown in winter
on large scale for food or beverage. For season specifically from October.
example, tea or coffee, etc..
These are harvested in April.
(v) Medicinal crops : Crops sown for their
Festival of Baisakhi is associated
application as medicine are medicinal
with Rabi crops.
crops. These include neem, tulsi and
These include oilseeds, wheat
aloe vera, etc.
barley, linseed, mustard, pea,
gram and clover, etc.
Cereals Fibre Crops
Pulses Medicinal Crops Plantation crops
And many more types of crops are there as the Gram Clover
product range of varieties of crops is really Rabi Crops
wide.
HORTICULTURE
(b) Crops on the basis of the season that suits
The term horticulture is derived from Latin
them for growth:
word “hortus” meaning garden and “colere”
(i) Kharif crops : means cultivate. It is basically a branch of
These crops are grown in rainy science dealing with production and
season specifically from June cultivation of vegetables and fruits.
ownwards Horticulture crops include vegetables, fruits,
These are harvested in October. ornamental plants and flowers, etc.
These include rice, paddy, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
soyabean, groundnut, maize and The basic practices involved in agriculture,
cotton, etc. carried on by a farmer, so as to obtain better
yield are called agricultural practices.
Some different agricultural practices are as
follows :
1. Soil preparation :
(a) Nature of soil: Soil should be such that it
Maize Cotton contains all the essential nutrients required
Kharif Crops
for healthy plant growth.
Finger nails grow four times faster than toe nails, organic farming was started in 1930s by Sir Albert Heward, a British
agricultural scientist who came to India at that time.
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