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what is a major cereal crop in our country
a)in which season is paddy cultivated ?
b)discuss the method of sowing.
c)what measures must be taken to prevent spoilage and insect attack of harvested grains

Answer 1

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What is the major cereal crop in our country?

▶The major cereal crop in our country is paddy or rice.

a) In which season is paddy cultivated?

▶Being a Kharif crop paddy is cultivated during the months 'June' to 'October' as it requires rain and is dependent on western monsoon.
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b) Discuss the method of sowing.

▶Planting of seeds in the soil is known as Sowing.

▶This is done after ploughing.

▶The different methods of sowing are:-

▶Broadcasting:-

❇ It is the process by which seeds are scattered in the field manually by hand.

▶Seed Drill:-

❇ It is a special implement which consists of a funnel opening into a long pipe.

❇ Seed drill is attached at the back of the plough.

❇ Seeds are dropped into the funnel and they then get planted in the furrows made by the moving plough.
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c) What measures must be taken to prevent the spoilage and insect attacks of harvested grains?

➡The measures that must be taken to prevent the spoilage and insect attacks of harvested grains are:-

▶Harvested dry grains should be stored in granaries and silos.

▶Harvested food grains contain more moisture than required for storage so these grains should be sun - dried before storing to prevent growth of microbes on them and hence to stop the spoilage of food grains.

▶The perishable items like fruits and vegetables that have higher moisture content should be stored in large cold storages or deep freezers to prevent them from spoilage.
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