Crop Production and Management Test - 1

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The process of cutting mature crop manually or by machine is called harvesting. In harvesting, crops are cut close to the ground.

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The manual method of sowing seeds after preparation of soil is called broadcasting. It is done by hand. Mechanical method of sowing seeds involves seed drill to ensure distribution of seeds at proper distance.

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Those plants whose roots contain nodules in which nitrogen fixing bacteria like rhizobium is present are called leguminous plants. It includes pulses like bean, pulses, gram etc.

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Plantation crop refers to monoculture crops which are cultivated on an extensive scale over a large. The main plantation crops include coconut, tea, cashew, rubber etc.

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A cereal crop is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain. It includes maize, rice, wheat, barley,sorghum etc. So, gram is a non cereal crop.

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The science of practising farming is called agriculture. Agricultural practices are necessary for providing food to our growing population.

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The process of loosing and turning of the soil is called tilling or ploughing. This is done by using a plough, made up of wood or iron.

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When plants of same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on large scale, it is called a crop. For example crop of wheat, crop of rice etc.

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Cultivation of vegetables, fruits and flower plants on large scale is known as horticulture. Horticulture is usually done in small area.