This chapter introduces readers to the concept of Kharif, Rabi, and Zaid crops along with the production practices of these crops under various headings and subheadings.Ahmad, LatiefSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of KashmirShah, Gazi Mohammad Shoaib...
As rainfall is the main factor in determining amount of kharif crop production, in this study, first we predict the amount of monsoon rainfall by using modular artificial neural networks (MANNs), and then, we predict the amount of major kharif crops that can be yielded by using the rainfall...
Crop Protection is a general practice of managing, improving and protecting crops from pests and plant diseases using biocontrol agents including herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.
Impact of improved technology on yield and economics of rice (Oryza sativa l.) at farmers' field in temperate zone Frontline demonstrations on rice variety Shalimar Rice-1 were conducted at farmers' field in the plains of south Kashmir during the kharif 2006 to 2008. Th... T Mubarak,ZA Bha...
The Crop Wat model was used for estimation of consumptive water requirement for crop production. The results showed that among kharif crops, highest crop water requirement was found for paddy crop in Bundelkhand region, whereas minimum crop water requirement was observed for jowar in Western region...
was expanded to touch more than 3,000 farmers across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka during the Kharif crop cycle (rainy season) for a host of crops including groundnut, ragi, maize, rice and cotton, among others. The increase in yield ranged from 10% to 30% across crops. ...
(Singh and Singh1995; Zegada-Lizarazu and Iijima2005). Here, also the whole crop rotation has to be considered. When including a second dry season crop, termed Rabi crop in the Indian subcontinent from the Arabic word for spring, following the main rainy season crops, termed Kharif crops ...
relationship between crop yields and all climatic variables. The results reveal an increase in the productivity of paddy concurrent with increasing rainfall in the kharif season. However, increased minimum temperature exhibits a negative impact on paddy yield during the same period, while it positively...
Most of the crop land fires took place in the western Indo-Gangetic plain which reaches its peak in May and October, the harvest season of kharif (sown in the monsoon season) and rabi (sown in winter) crops, respectively. On an all-India basis, 18–30 % of the crop waste is burnt,...
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