Food production and management

Soil and crops:

 

S. No.	Crops Grown	Soil Types
1.	Wheat and gram	Clayey and loamy
2.	Paddy	Clayey soil
3.	Lentils (masoor) and other pulses	Loamy soil
4.	Cotton	Sandy-loam or loamy soil

The soil capacity to hold water is important for the cultivation of various crops.

Crop

• When same kinds of plants are cultivated on a large scale, it is called a crop.

• It is of two types.

1. Kharif crops – Crops that are sown in rainy season (June to September) 

Examples – soyabean, paddy, maize

2. Rabi crops – Crops that are grown during winter season (October to March) Examples – wheat, gram, pea

Basic crop production practices

• Preparation of soil

• Sowing

• Adding manure and fertilizers

• Irrig…