Distinguish the importance of crop production systems
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Explanation:
kyDistinguish between cropping system and farming system
Cropping system
Farming system
The cropping patterns used on a farm and their interaction with farm resources, other farm enterprises and available technology which determines their make-up is called cropping system.
Farming systems represent integration of farm enterprises such as cropping systems, animal husbandry, fisheries, etc., for optimal utilisation of resources leading to remunerative farming.
Includes, monocropping, multiple cropping, intercropping etc…
Includes, dairy, piggery, crops etc…
Here there is no recycling of crop residues.
Farming system follows crop residues recycling,
Cropping system mitigating adverse effects of aberrant weather.
Farming system doesn’t mitigate adverse effects of aberrant weather.
Examples: rice based cropping system, wheat based cropping system, oilseed based cropping system, and sugarcane based cropping system.
Examples: wet land based farming system; dry land based farming system, garden land farming system.
Some indices are available to evaluate cropping system.
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