AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES
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Ploughing
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Green Revolution
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Irrigation
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Manure
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is crop production for class 8? Cultivating the same kind of plants at one place on a large scale is called crop production. And these plants are called crops. For example, the crop of wheat means that all the plants grown in a specific field are of wheat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. (a) Preparation of soil: Soil is prepared before sowing the seeds. The soil is loosened to increase the absorption of water and manures. Loosening of soil particles adds humus and nutrients in the soil that increases crop yields. Tilling or loosening the soil is done by ploughs which are pulled by a pair of bulls.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ploughing. Sowing. Adding nutrients. Irrigation. Protecting plants. Harvesting. Storage.
Detailed explanation-4: -Soil preparation. Before raising a crop, the soil in which it is to be grown is prepared by ploughing, levelling, and manuring. Sowing. Selection of seeds of good quality crop strains is the primary stage of sowing. Manuring. Irrigation. Weeding. Harvesting. Storage.