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1. Introduction
2. Origin
3. Area and Distribution
4. Classification
5. Botanical Description
6. Climatic Requirement
7. Soil
8. Varieties
HEADINGS INCLUDED IN CROP PRODUCTION
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9. Cropping System
10. Field Preparation
11. Seed and Sowing
12. Manures and Fertilizers
13. Irrigation
14. Weed Control
15. Disease and Pests
16. Harvesting and Yield
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• Social importance of the crop
• Economic Importance of the crop
• Nutritional values of the crop
Introduction
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• The historical record and origin place of the crop
• Area under production ( both India and World )
• The country and state with maximum area under production
• Production ( both India and the world )
• The country and state with maximum production under production
• Productivity ( average productivity )
• The country and state with maximum productivity under production
Origin + Area and Production
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• Botanical Classification of the crop ( Family-Genus-Species )
• The chromosome number of the crop.
• The number of species and genus of the crop.
• The number of cultivated species in India and the world.
• The plant description ( plant height, growth habits )
• Description of all the plant parts.
Classification + Botanical Description
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• Agro-climatic zone
• Agro-ecological zone
• Rainfall required
• Average mean temperature
• Vegetative and Reproductive phase
Optimum Temperature Range
Climatic Requirement
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• Type of soil required and the area of the soil
• pH of the soil required.
• Best and most suitable soil along with it’s occurrence area.
Soil
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Variety
• Most popular varieties
• The research center of the crop
• The best variety with respect to the
popular states, such as Uttar
Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana or the
states for the particular crop.
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• The crop rotation systems
• Intercropping system
• Mixed cropping system
• Any other system suitable for the
crop.
Cropping System
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• Characters of suitable seed bed
• Number of tillage operation
• Number of ploughing ( with and without tractor )
• Number of harrowing
• Planking requirement
Field Preparation
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• Seed treatment
• Best suited sowing method
• Seed rate
• Sowing time
• Spacing ( row-to-row ; plant-to-plant )
• Sowing depth
Seed and seed sowing
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• The amount of FYM required per hectare.
• The best method for application of the fertilizers.
• Best formulation for the crop.
• Ratio of the N:P:K .
• The critical stages of application.
• Deficiency symptoms of the Essential nutrients .
Manures and Fertilizers
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• Number of pre-sowing irrigation.
• Best suited method of irrigation.
• Number of post-sowing irrigation.
• Critical stages of irrigation
Irrigation
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Weed Control
• The major weeds of the crop
• Clean period duration of the crop
• The effect on the yield of the crop
• Time period for weeding
• Weedicides
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• The name of the various diseases
• Causative agent
• Symptoms
• Precautions and cure
• Name of the pest
• Stage at which the pest infects
• Symptoms
• Precautions and cure
Diseases and Pests
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• The maturity indices of the crop
• Best method of harvesting, extraction
• Post harvest processing such as retting, oil extraction etc.
• Storage parameters
• The average yield of the crop in different conditions. ( irrigated, rainfed )
Harvesting and Yield
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