CROPPING SYSTEMS (Agronomy)

 

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CROPPING SYSTEMS (Agronomy)

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Kharif Crop : July to Oct

Ø  Rabi Crop : Oct to March

Ø  Zaid Crop : March to June

Cropping Pattern : Yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow on a given area.(Proportion of the area under various crops at a time)

Cropping Scheme : It is plan related to the most profitable use of resources, land, labour, capital and management. 

Mono Cropping : one crop during one season or year.

Mono Cropping also called as Mono culture

Multiple Cropping : more than 2 crops per year 

Parallel Multiple Cropping : Intercropping with zero competition 

Sequential Cropping : Crop intensification is only in time dimension.No intercrop competition.Succeeding crop planted after harvesting of first crop

Relay cropping : Succeeding crop planted before harvesting of preceding crop

Companion Crop : Short duration crop planted in between sugarcane (Inter Crop).It harvested before elongation phase of sugarcane

Component Crop : Individual crop species that are a part of multiple cropping system.

Sole Crop : Pure stand or Solid planting (opposite to intercropping)

Simultaneous Poly culture : It includes intercropping, mixed cropping, inter culture, inter planting, relay planting.

Allelopathy : The any direct or indirect harmful effect that one plant has on another through the production of chemical substances that escape into the environment 

Synergetic Cropping : Two crops yield is higher than sole crop yield 

 

Energy Crop : Sugarcane & Tapioca

Nurse crop or Green manure crop : Tephrosia, Crotalaria 

Avenue crop or Road side crop : Gliricidia, Pigeon pea 

Riparian crop : Pepper wort, Water bind weed

System of Farming

(Farm Business Organization)

1. Peasant farming : Farmer is Owner/Cultivator

 2. Co-operative farming

 3. Capitalistic/Estate/Corporate farming

 4. Collective farming

 5. State farming

TYPES OF FARMING

1. Specialized Farming

The major enterprise contributes more than 50% of the total farm income. 

 2. Diversified Farming

In diversified farming no single enterprise contributes 50% of the total farms income.

3. Mixed Farming

This contribution in any case should not exceed 49%.

 4. Dry Farming

Cultivation of crops in regions with annual rainfall of less than 750 mm.

 5. Ranching

The practice of grazing animals on public lands is called ranching.

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