During which month do farmers grow mustard in India?

If you are given a dry piece of land for cultivation what will you do before sowing the seeds?

State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statements.

(i) Using good quality seed is the only criterion to get high yield.

(ii) Growing different crops in different seasons in the same field will deplete the soil of nutrients.

(iii) All crops plants are sown as seeds in the field.

(iv) Cells of roots nodules of leguminous plants fix nitrogen.

(v) Freshly harvested grains must be dried before storing.

Which activity of the farmer can promote the growth of earthworms and microbes in the field?

Beera wants to practice crop rotation in his field. Suggest a Rabi crop and a Kharif crop which will replenish his field with nitrogen. Which crop replenishes nitrogen and why?