2. Rajan felt worried about the condition of water scarcity in his village during the cropping season. He went to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of his area to get the solution of this problem. There he came to know about effective method of irrigation and drought resistant varieties of crop. (3)
He requested the head of department of the ministry to arrange some workshop on this topic to educate the farmers in these methods.
(i) Name some modern methods of irrigation that help us to use water economically.
(ii)What are drought resistant varieties of crop?
(iii)Can you name some crops that require less amount of water?
Answers
Answer:
The head of department of the ministry conducted workshop after Rajan asked him to give solution and the way he answered all the questions are such a way-
Explanation:
(i) Name some modern methods of irrigation that help us to use water economically.
Modern Irrigation Methods
The modern methods of irrigation that help us to use water economically are-
- Drip Irrigation System- Drip irrigation is a very common irrigation system these days. In the drip irrigation, we lay plastic pipes in rows near the crops or plants.
- Sprinkler System-Sprinkler system resembles same as rain In this system, the perpendicular pipes with rotating nozzles on top are joined to the main pipeline at regular intervals when water is allowed to flow through the main pipe under pressure .
(ii)What are drought resistant varieties of crop?
The drought resistant varieties of crops are-
rice, wheat ,maize and Indian mustard
They are drought resistant as they are varieties tolerant to salt and to alkali soils by the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute in Karnal, India.
(iii)Can you name some crops that require less amount of water?
Crops that require less amount of water include cool-season legumes like-
peas, lentils and fava beans.
Some crucifer crops include- Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, broccoli, turnips and watercress.
These are some of the crops that require less amount of water.
(1)Irrigation means the watering of land to make it ready for agriculture. It is the procedure of application of water to crops through artificial channels to grow them.
Water is important for the growth of plants. It is crucial to supply water to crops and plants in time The supply of water comes from various resources. For example,
wells
ponds
lakes
canals
dams and reservoirs
Drip Irrigation System. Drip irrigation is the most used irrigation system these days. In the drip irrigation, we lay plastic pipes in rows near the crops or plants. ...
Sprinkler System. Sprinkler systems mimic the concept of rain.
(ii)Sahabhagi Dhan, Vandana, Anjali, Satyabhama, DRR Dhan 42 (IR64 Drt 1), DRR Dhan 43, Birsa Vikas Dhan 203, Birsa Vikas Dhan 111, Rajendra Bhagwati, Jaldi Dhan 6
The above mentioned are the drought resistant varieties of crops.
(iii)The crops that require less amount of water to grow are
Cowpeas
black-eyed peas
field peas.
Edible amaranth.
Quinoa.
Mustard greens.
Okra.
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