Name two crops which are cultivated:

(a) by sowing seeds directly into fields.

(b) by transplanting.

Arrange the following practices in the correct order as they appear in the sugarcane crop production:

Sending crop to sugar factory; Irrigation; Harvesting; Sowing; Preparation of soil; Ploughing the field; Manuring.

Match items in column A with those in column B:

Column A

(i) Kharif crops

(ii) Rabi crops

(iii) Chemical fertilizers

(iv) Organic manure

Column B

(a) Food for cattle

(b) Urea and super Phosphate

(c) Animal excreta, cow-dung, and plant waste

(d) Wheat, gram, pea

(e) Paddy and maize

Farmers in Northern India grow legumes as fodder in one season and wheat in the next season.

(a) What is this practice known as ?

(b) How does this practice help in the replenishment of soil?

A student lists the following agricultural practices for crop production:

Irrigation; Removal of weeds; Preparation of soil; Storage of food grains; Sowing; Adding manure and fertilizers

Which agricultural practice is missing from the above list?