AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES
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Crops of rice
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Crops of wheat
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Crops of maize
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Crops of millet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aman variety of rice sown between the rainy season and harvested in winter. Aus variety of rice is sown in summer along with pre-monsoonal falls and harvested in autumn. Boro variety of rice sown in winter and harvested in summer, this is known as spring rice.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aman: This variety is sown in the rainy season (July-August) and harvested in winter. This is mainly produced. Aus: Rice sown in summer along with the pre-monsoonal showers and harvested in autumn. The quality of this rice is rough. Boro: Rice sown in winter and harvested in summer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rice is cultivated in Bangladesh throughout the year as Aush, Aman or Boro. Aman (broadcast and transplanted) is generally cultivated in December-January, Boro in March-May, and Aus in July-August cropping seasons.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three main varieties of this plant. They are exclusively grown in China, Assam, and Cambodia.
Detailed explanation-5: -“Boro” is a Bengali language word derived from a Sanskrit word “BOROB”. This means a special type of rice cultivation on residual or stored water in low-lying areas after the harvest of kharif rice.