cropping system and pattern
- 1. Cropping system and Cropping pattern
- 2. Submitted to :Dr.Sunil Kumar • Submitted by • Priyanka Yadav -19SBAS2080109 • Arjun Singh -19SBAS2080060 • Siddarth Sirohi- 19SBAS2080037 • Akshay choudhary-19SBAS2080050
- 3. Cropping pattern • Cropping pattern refers to the proportion of land under cultivation of different crops at different pont of time .This indicates the time and arrangement of crops in a particular land area. Types of cropping pattern Inetr topping Mixed cropping Crop rotation
- 4. Crop rotation • Repeated cultivation of crops or crops and fallow in a certain sequence on the same land is called crop rotation . • It is the reverse of land rotation . • Here crop is rotated year after year.
- 5. Intercropping • Intercropping is a multiple cropping practice that involves growing two or more crops in proximity .In other words , intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field .The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources or ecological process that would otherwise not be utilized by single crop.
- 6. Mixed cropping • Growing two or more crops simultaneously and intermingled on the same piece of land without row arrangement are called mixed cropping. • This reduces risk and gives some insurance against failure of one of the crops.
- 7. Cropping System • The cropping patterns used on a farm and their interaction with farm resources ,other farm enterprises and available technology which determine their make up. • The yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow on a given area.
- 8. Objective • Efficient utilization of all resources viz.Land ,water and solar radiation maintaining stability in production and obtaining higher net return . • The efficiency is measured by the quantity of produce obtained per unit resources in a unit time . • Benefits of cropping system • Maintain and enhance soil fertility • Enhance crop growth • Control weeds
- 9. Classification of cropping system • Depending on the resources and technology available different types of cropping System are adopted on farms Monoculture Intensive cropping Sequential cropping Crop rotation
- 10. • Intensive cropping – Growing number of crops on the same piece of land during the given period of time and this is type of agriculture both of crop plants and of animals with higher level of input or output per unit of agriculture land area. • Sequential cropping – sequential cropping involves growing two crops in the same field ,one after the other in the same year . • Crop rotation – crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health ,optimize nutrients in the soil ,and combat pest and weed pressure .