DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN SOCIETY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Local name for swidden agriculture in India
A
Milpa
B
lading
C
kumri
D
chena
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In India, swidden agriculture is known by different names such as jhum, dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, podu, khandad and kumri.

Detailed explanation-2: -Swidden agriculture or shifting cultivation is a traditional agricultural practice where cultivators used to cut certain parts of the forest in rotation. Than they burn the trees and sow seeds in ashes after the monsoon rains. It is practised in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America.

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