Crop Production and Management

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary related to crop production and management, providing definitions and key concepts.

Crop

The same kind of plants grown and cultivated on a large scale at one place.

Preparation of the soil

The first step before growing crops, involving loosening the soil.

Float

Damaged seeds would __ on top of water.

Nutrients

Essential elements taken up by plants from the soil for growth.

Kharif crops

Crops sown in the rainy season, examples include paddy and maize.

Rabi crops

Crops sown in the winter season, examples include wheat and gram.

Weeding

The process of removing unwanted plants that compete with crops.

Threshing

The last step in crop harvesting where grains are separated from chaff.

Fertilizers

Commercially available plant nutrients that can be organic or inorganic.

Manure

A natural substance prepared by the decomposition of animal excreta and plant wastes.

Irrigation

Supplying water to crops in the field at various intervals.

Drip irrigation

A method that waters plants drop by drop at the root base to conserve water.

Weedicides

Chemicals used to kill weeds without harming the crops.

Continuous plantation effects

Leads to the depletion of soil minerals, affecting crop yield.

Storage

Keeping crop grains for a long time under proper conditions.

Harvestor

A machine used for cutting the matured crop.