Project Write on andrapardash plants and crops
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Rice, sugarcane, cotton, chilli pepper, mango, and tobacco are the local crops. Recently, crops used for vegetable oil production such as sunflower and peanuts have gained favor. Andhra Pradesh has been historically called as the "Rice Bowl of India" and continues to be the largest producer of rice in the country.
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Andhra Pradesh is India's fourth-largest state by area with about 27.5 million hectare area and fifth largest by population, with more than 84 million inhabitants in 2011. Agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy. Andhra Pradesh is an exporter of many agricultural products. Rice, sugarcane, cotton, chili pepper, mango, and tobacco are the local crops. Recently, crops used for vegetable oil production such as sunflower and peanuts have gained favor.
Andhra Pradesh has been historically called the "Rice Bowl of India" and continues to be the largest producer of rice in the country. Table 1 illustrates the current area, productivity, and production statistics of major crops in Andhra Pradesh.
The state of Andhra Pradesh ranks second in fertilizer consumption in the country next to Uttar Pradesh. Nutrient consumption in Andhra Pradesh in the past decade is given in Fig. 2. The consumption of total fertilizer nutrients increased from 2.747 million MT during 2012-13 to 3.119 million MT during 2013-14 registering a significant increase of 13.6% over the previous year. Total nutrient consumption increased both in Kharif and Rabi seasons. During Kharif 2013, the consumption increased by 5%, and in Rabi 2013-14 by 22.6%. Kharif: Rabi share in total consumption changed from 51:49 in 2012-13 to 47:53 during 2013-14.
During the full year, the consumption of N at 2.113 million MT, P2O5 at 0.747 million MT, and K2O at 0.259 million MT during 2013-14 increased by 18.6%, 4.7%, and 2.8%, respectively, over 2012-13. NPK use ratio changed from 7.1:2.8:1 during 2012-13 to 8.1:2.9:1 during 2013-14. Per hectare consumption of total nutrients increased from 199.7 kg to 226.7 kg during the period. Using the area and production of major crops, the total nutrient (N, P2O5, and K2O) removal by each crop was calculated and a nutrient balance sheet was prepared (Table 2).
Table 1: Latest Crop Production Statistics of Andhra Pradesh- 2012-13