Oil seeds are used for extracting oil. Groundnut, rapeseed, Mustard, soybean and sunflower are the main oilseeds grown in India. It is a Dryland crop and occupies 14% of the country – with areas including the Malwa plateau, Marathwada, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana and Rayalseema region. Crop Conditions States in India India’s Position Groundnut Largely rainfed…
Pulses are edible seeds of plants in the legume family and generally grow in pods. The term ‘pulses’ is limited to crops harvested solely as dry grains, which differentiates them from other vegetable crops that are still green while being harvested. Therefore, the term pulses refers to leguminous crops except: Green beans and green peas…
Millets or Coarse grain cereals are Small-seeded hardy crops belonging to the Gramineae family which can grow well in dryland areas and marginal conditions of soil fertility. These are also known as ‘nutria-millets/nutria-cereals’: high nutritional value having great potential in contributing substantially to food and nutritional security of the country. Millets in India: The three…
Food Grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. Cereals, the food grains, occupy 2/3rd of the total cropped area. These are the most dominant crops in every part of the country. Based on the structure of grains, classified…
A cropping pattern refers to the arrangement and sequence of crops grown on a piece of land over a specific period. It involves decisions about the types of crops to be cultivated, their spatial arrangement, and the timing of their planting and harvesting. Different cropping patterns are employed based on factors like climate, soil type,…
Organic Farming refers to “A Farming system which: Avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed additives etc) and To the maximum extent feasible rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off-farm organic waste, mineral grade rock additives and biological system of nutrient mobilization and plant protection”….
