EFFICIENT RICE BASED CROPPING
SYSTEM IN TAMIL NADU
Presented by
L. U. YAAMINI PRIYA
III B. Sc., Agriculture
What is the difference between
Farming system
and
Cropping system
Area, production and productivity of Rice in
Tamil Nadu (2014 - 15)
• 5th place in India
• Total area under cultivation : 17,94,991 hectares
• Total production : 79,49,437 tonnes
• Total productivity : 4,429 kg/ha.
TYPES OF CROPPING SYSTEM
• Mono cropping
• Multiple cropping
•Inter cropping
•Mixed cropping
•Sequence cropping
•Relay cropping
•Double, Triple and Quadruple cropping
• Rainfall is <750 mm/annum, mono cropping is
followed.
• Rainfall is >750 mm/annum, intercropping is
practiced.
• When water is plenty, triple and quadrate
cropping is adopted.
Efficient cropping systems
IMPORTANCE OF CROPPING SYSTEM
• Maintains the soil fertility
• Minimize spread of diseases
• Control weeds
• Inhibit pest growth
• Enhanced crop growth
Contd….
• Use resources more effectively
• Reduce risk for crop failure
• Improved financial security
• Complement to each other
• Utilize available resources efficiently
• Maintain and enhance soil fertility
• Diverse species should be selected
• The soil should be covered
• Strategically plan and modify your cropping
system as needed
The crops selected for cropping system should be:
RICE BASED CROPPING SYSTEM
• All rice sequential cropping system (Monocropping)
• Rice-Rice
• Rice-Rice-Rice
• Multiple cropping system
• Rice-Pulse-Vegetable
• Rice-Rice-Pulse
• Rice-pulse-Oilseed
• Rice-other cereals/millets
• Rice-Pulse-Green manure
Other cropping systems under practice
• Mixed varietal cropping system is followed in
west bengal (1:1 ratio)
• In Tamil Nadu mixture of autumn and winter
varieties (3:1 ratio )is being practiced.
Cropping system in different zones of Tamil Nadu
North Eastern zone:
• Rice-Maize
• Rice-Rice-Groundnut
• Rice-Pulse
• Rice-Groundnut-Gingelly
Cauvery delta zone
• Rice-Rice-Pulse
• Rice-Groundnut-Gingelly
• Rice-pulse-Cotton
• Pulses-Rice-Sunflower
• Groundnut-Rice-Groundnut
• Rice-Cotton+onion
North Western Zone:
• Rice-cotton
• Rice-Groundnut-Gingelly
• Rice-Rice-Fodder sorghum
• Sugarcane-Ratoon sugsrcane-Rice
High Rainfall Zone
• Rice-Rice-Pulses
• Pulses-Rice-Pulses
• Rice-Tapioca-Rice
Southern zone
• Rice-Rice-Pulses
• Rice-Rice-Green manure
• Pulses-Rice
• Bean-Rice
• Rice-Cotton/Chillies
• Sorghum-Rice-Pulses
Western zone
• Rice-Groundnut
• Rice-Cotton
• Rice-Gingelly
• Turmeric-Rice
• Rice-Ragi-Pulses
Hilly zone
• Rice-Cumbu-Gingelly
• Rice-Ragi
Major cropping system followed in the leading
districts of Tamil Nadu and their area and
production
First district in rice
• Cultivation : Thiruvarur (1,92,615 hectare)
• Production : Thiruvarur (8,52,925 tonnes)
Rice-Rice-Pulses
Rice-Rice-Oilseeds
Efficient Cropping system for Rice
• Rice-Pulses
Rice-Green gram/Black gram/Cowpea
• Rice-oilseeds
Rice-Groundnut
• Rice-Brinjal
Research Evidence
Rice grain equivalent yield (Kg /ha)
in different rice based cropping system
B.L.MANJUNATH, et. al., Technical bulletin (2010).
COSTRAINTS FOR CROPPING SYSTEM
• Yield stagnation
• Shortages of labour
• Water scarcity
• Increased of cost of cultivation
• Resource degradation
CONCLUSION
EFFICIENT RICE BASED CROPPING SYSTEM

EFFICIENT RICE BASED CROPPING SYSTEM

  • 1.
    EFFICIENT RICE BASEDCROPPING SYSTEM IN TAMIL NADU Presented by L. U. YAAMINI PRIYA III B. Sc., Agriculture
  • 2.
    What is thedifference between Farming system and Cropping system
  • 3.
    Area, production andproductivity of Rice in Tamil Nadu (2014 - 15) • 5th place in India • Total area under cultivation : 17,94,991 hectares • Total production : 79,49,437 tonnes • Total productivity : 4,429 kg/ha.
  • 4.
    TYPES OF CROPPINGSYSTEM • Mono cropping • Multiple cropping •Inter cropping •Mixed cropping •Sequence cropping •Relay cropping •Double, Triple and Quadruple cropping
  • 5.
    • Rainfall is<750 mm/annum, mono cropping is followed. • Rainfall is >750 mm/annum, intercropping is practiced. • When water is plenty, triple and quadrate cropping is adopted. Efficient cropping systems
  • 6.
    IMPORTANCE OF CROPPINGSYSTEM • Maintains the soil fertility • Minimize spread of diseases • Control weeds • Inhibit pest growth • Enhanced crop growth
  • 7.
    Contd…. • Use resourcesmore effectively • Reduce risk for crop failure • Improved financial security
  • 8.
    • Complement toeach other • Utilize available resources efficiently • Maintain and enhance soil fertility • Diverse species should be selected • The soil should be covered • Strategically plan and modify your cropping system as needed The crops selected for cropping system should be:
  • 9.
    RICE BASED CROPPINGSYSTEM • All rice sequential cropping system (Monocropping) • Rice-Rice • Rice-Rice-Rice • Multiple cropping system • Rice-Pulse-Vegetable • Rice-Rice-Pulse • Rice-pulse-Oilseed • Rice-other cereals/millets • Rice-Pulse-Green manure
  • 10.
    Other cropping systemsunder practice • Mixed varietal cropping system is followed in west bengal (1:1 ratio) • In Tamil Nadu mixture of autumn and winter varieties (3:1 ratio )is being practiced.
  • 11.
    Cropping system indifferent zones of Tamil Nadu North Eastern zone: • Rice-Maize • Rice-Rice-Groundnut • Rice-Pulse • Rice-Groundnut-Gingelly
  • 12.
    Cauvery delta zone •Rice-Rice-Pulse • Rice-Groundnut-Gingelly • Rice-pulse-Cotton • Pulses-Rice-Sunflower • Groundnut-Rice-Groundnut • Rice-Cotton+onion
  • 13.
    North Western Zone: •Rice-cotton • Rice-Groundnut-Gingelly • Rice-Rice-Fodder sorghum • Sugarcane-Ratoon sugsrcane-Rice
  • 14.
    High Rainfall Zone •Rice-Rice-Pulses • Pulses-Rice-Pulses • Rice-Tapioca-Rice
  • 15.
    Southern zone • Rice-Rice-Pulses •Rice-Rice-Green manure • Pulses-Rice • Bean-Rice • Rice-Cotton/Chillies • Sorghum-Rice-Pulses
  • 16.
    Western zone • Rice-Groundnut •Rice-Cotton • Rice-Gingelly • Turmeric-Rice • Rice-Ragi-Pulses
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Major cropping systemfollowed in the leading districts of Tamil Nadu and their area and production First district in rice • Cultivation : Thiruvarur (1,92,615 hectare) • Production : Thiruvarur (8,52,925 tonnes) Rice-Rice-Pulses Rice-Rice-Oilseeds
  • 19.
    Efficient Cropping systemfor Rice • Rice-Pulses Rice-Green gram/Black gram/Cowpea • Rice-oilseeds Rice-Groundnut • Rice-Brinjal
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Rice grain equivalentyield (Kg /ha) in different rice based cropping system B.L.MANJUNATH, et. al., Technical bulletin (2010).
  • 22.
    COSTRAINTS FOR CROPPINGSYSTEM • Yield stagnation • Shortages of labour • Water scarcity • Increased of cost of cultivation • Resource degradation
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