1. Define the terms: a) agriculture b) threshing c) winnowing d) irrigation
A Short Answer Questions
c) crop
) harvesting
2. List out all the agricultural practices
How is manure made?
Explain the method of transplantation
What is mixed farming and what are its advantages?
6. Why are earthwormis called friends of a farmer?
7 What is cultivation?
What is green manuring?
What is ploughing and what are its benefits?
10. List out any four differences between manure and fertiliser.
11. What is weeding?
12. Which weeds
grow
with crops?
13. How are weeds removed from the field?
Long-Answer Questions
How are crops grouped according to the seasons? Explain.
Write a short note on traditional and modern systems of irrigation
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Explanation:
1a.Agriculture is the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
b.Treshing is the process of loosening the edible part of grain from the chaff to which it is attached. It is the step in grain preparation after reaping.
c. Winnowing is an agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from straw. It can also be used to remove pests from stored grain.
d. Irrigation is the process of applying controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.
e. Crop harvesting is the act of removing a crop from where it was growing and moving it to a more secure location for processing, consumption, or storage. ... Before the crop can be harvested, the grower must be sure that there is a demand for the crop and that the price is sufficient to make harvesting the crop profitable.
2. -Soil preparation
-Sowing
-Manuring
-Irrigation
-Weeding
-Harvesting
-Storage
3. Manure is an organic matter that is used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most manure consists of animal feces; other sources include compost and green manure. Manures contribute to the fertility of the soil by adding organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen, that are utilized by bacteria, fungi, and other organisms in the soil. Higher organisms then feed on the fungi and bacteria in a chain of life that comprises the soil food web.
4. In agriculture and gardening transplanting or replanting is the technique of moving a plant from one location to another. Most often this takes the form of starting a plant from seed in optimal conditions, such as in a greenhouse or protected nursery bed, then replanting it in another, usually outdoor, growing location. This is common in market gardening and truck farming, were setting out or planting out is synonymous with transplanting. In the horticulture of some ornamental plants, transplants are used infrequently and carefully because they carry with them a significant risk of killing the plant.
5. Mixed farming is a type of farming that involves both the growth of crops and the raising of livestock. This type of farming is practiced across Asia and in countries such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, South Africa, China, Central Europe, Canada, and Russia.
Advantages of mixed farming
-It enhances the productivity of the farmland.
-It increases the per capita profitability.
-Both farmings complement each other.
-Farmers can keep their fields under continuous production.
-It enhances the productivity of the farmer also.
-Reduce dependency on external inputs and costs.
6. Earthworms are known as farmers' best friends because of the multitude of services they provide that improve soil health and consequently plant health. ... The soil, in addition to being the habitat for crops, also nurtures other organisms, some of which can cause devastating diseases to plants.
7. Cultivation is the act of caring for or raising plants. Your desire to grow your own fruits and vegetables in the backyard means you'll be engaged in some heavy cultivation. The word cultivation is most often used to talk about the ways that farmers take care of crops.
8. In agriculture, green manuring is created by leaving uprooted or sown crop parts to wither on a field so that they serve as a mulch and soil amendment. The plants used for green manure are often cover crops grown primarily for this purpose.
9. Ploughing is the process of breaking, loosening the soil and turning it over for uprooting weeds and aerating the soil. ... It loosens the soil so that the roots of crops can penetrate the soil easily.
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