Question

Crop production and management

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Class 8 Science

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Agriculture is the science, which mainly deals with the diverse processes or the methods used for the cultivating different varieties of plants and livestock farming or animal husbandry on the basis of human requirements.

Answer 2

Crop

• Plants of the same kind that are grown and cultivated as a source of food in a large cultivable land is called a crop.
• Types of Crops
• Crops, which are grown in the winter season (from October to March) are called Rabi crops.
• The crops, which are sown in the rainy season (from July to October) are called Kharif crops.
• Preparation of Soil
• Preparation of soil is the first step in cultivating crop for food production.
• The soil is prepared for sowing the seeds of the crop.
• This is carried out using various processes and tools.
• Tilling or Ploughing
• The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called tilling or ploughing and is done by using a plough.
• Plough
• A plough is a device that is used by farmers for different purposes such as adding of fertilizers, tilling and loosening of the soil.
• It is also used for adding fertilizers to the soil, removing weeds, scraping of soil, etc.

The ploughshare is the triangular iron strip.

• A ploughshaft is the main part of the plough, which is made using a log of wood.