CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

 What is Animal husbandry ? 

Ways in which grains can be stored

Define Hoe.

describe Traditional method of irrigation.

what is Cultivator

Define Plough .

 procedure of Selection of seeds and sowing

Difference between manure and fertiliser

 what is Fertiliser and its advantages ? 

 write a note about Weeds.

 what is Manure and its advantages ? 

 what u know about Sprouting ? 

 What is Animal husbandry ? 

what is Harvesting ?

why Seed drill used for sowing ?

Terms related to agricultural practice are given below. Rearrange
them in the correct sequence.
harvesting, sowing, manuring, tilling and ploughing,
irrigation, de–weeding.

For discussion
Despite being one of the growing economies, our country still
has a large section of population going hungry and malnourished.
Do you think an efficient crop production mechanism is
the only solution to this? Discuss in the class what else needs to
be done to root out hunger and malnutrition from our country.

Given below is a conversation between two farmers Heera and
Beera.
Heera : Brother Beera, your maize crops looks beautiful! They
have grown pretty fast.
Beera : Yes, I have sprayed urea this time. What about you?

Heera : Well, I am still relying on good old cow dung. I am saving
money for buying a tractor.
Beera : That’s good. Tractor saves a lot of time and labour.
Heera : Yes, it’s been very labour intensive for me and now these
weeds have come up.
Beera : Try weedicides, they are very effective.
Now answer the following questions.
(i) List the practices which are not environment friendly and
why?
(ii) What is the advantage of modern agriculture implements
over traditional ones?
(iii) Name one weedicide and the precaution farmers must take
during its application.

Paddy is a major cereal crop in our country.
(a) In which season is paddy cultivated?
(b) Discuss the method of sowing.
(c) What measures must be taken to prevent spoilage and insect
attack of harvested grains.

As a part of eco-club activity students were asked to raise a kitchen
garden in the school premises. They were provided with some
materials given in the box. List the other materials you would
require. How will you plan the garden? Write the steps.
khurpi, water-can, spade, shovel

Despite favourable climatic conditions, a farmer’s crop failed to
give good yield. Give the possible reasons for this.

(a) Name the practice followed for large scale rearing of farm animals.
(b) What facilities are provided to farm animals?

(a) Name the tool used with a tractor for sowing seeds in a field.
(b) What are the advantages of using this tool?

From the word puzzle given as Fig. 1.1 find atleast eight words
which are ‘farmer’s friends.’ Classify them into living and non
living.

What are organic foods?

Match the agricultural implements given in Column A with their
use given in Column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Sickle (a) Ploughing
(ii) Hoe (b) Sowing
(iii) Seed Drill (c) Harvesting
(iv) Sprinkler (d) Irrigation
(i)___; (ii)___; (iii)___; (iv)___

Beera, wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi
crop and a Kharif crop which will replenish his field with nitrogen.
Which crop replenishes nitrogen and why?

Which activity of the farmer can promote growth of earthworms
and microbes in the field?

During which months do farmers grow mustard in India?

State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct
the false statements.
(i) Using good quality seed is the only criterion to get high
yield.
(ii) Growing different crops in different seasons in the same
field will deplete the soil of nutrients.
(iii) All crop plants are sown as seeds in the field.
(iv) Cells of root nodules of leguminous plants fix nitrogen.
(v) Freshly harvested grains must be dried before storing.

If you are given a dry piece of land for cultivation what will you
do before sowing the seeds?

Pick out the odd one from the following words given in the box
and give reason for it.
Plough, Seed Drill, Hoe, Chain Pump, Sickle

Complete the following word puzzle with the help of clues given below.

Down

1. Providing water to the crops.

2. Keeping crop grains for a long time under proper conditions.

5. Certain plants of the same kind grown on a large scale.

Across

3. A machine used for cutting the matured crop.

4. A rabi crop that is also one of the pulses.

6. A process of separating the grain from chaff.

Arrange the following boxes in proper order to make a flow chart of sugarcane crop production.

What are weeds? How can we control them?

Explain how soil gets affected by the continuous plantation of crops in a field.

If wheat is sown in the kharif season, what would happen? Discuss.

What is irrigation? Describe two methods of irrigation which conserve water.

Explain how fertilisers are different from manure.

Write a paragraph in your own words on each of the following.
(a) Preparation of soil

Give two examples of each.
(a) Kharif crop
(b) Rabi crop

Match items in column A with those in column B.

Select the correct word from the following list and fill in the blanks.

float, water, crop, nutrients, preparation

(a) The same kind of plants grown and cultivated on a large scale at a place is called _________.
(b) The first step before growing crops is ________ of the soil.
(c) Damaged seeds would _________ on top of water.
(d) For growing a crop, sufficient sunlight and _________ and _________ from the soil are essential.