AGRICULTURAL SEASONS & CROPPING PATTERN.ppt

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AGRICULTURAL SEASONS IN INDIA CROPPING PATTERN IN INDIA
Seasons in Tamil Nadu


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AGRICULTURAL
SEASONS
&
CROPPING PATTERN
IN INDIA
K. VANANGAMUDI
Formerly Dean (Agri.), TNAU
Dean, AdhiparasakthiAgricultural College, Kalavai
Professor & Head, Seed Science & Technology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
[email protected] 9894904745

1. Kharifseason
(July –October)
•Sowing:Southwestmonsoon
•Harvesting:Endofsouthwestmonsoon.
•Crops–Sorghum,pearlmillet,rice,maize,
cotton,groundnut,jute,hemp,sugarcane,
tobacco.

2. Rabi season
•Cropsrequires
Coolclimateduringgrowth
Warmclimateduringgerminationandharvesting
•Sowingseason:September-October
•Harvesting:February–April
•Crops–Wheat,barley,gram(Bengalgram/
Chickpea),linseed,mustard,peas,potatoes.

3. Zaidseason
•Season:Allroundtheyearthroughartificialirrigation
1.Zaidkharifcrops
Sowing:August-September
Harvesting:December–January
Crops–Rice,sorghum,cotton,oilseeds,rapeseed
2.Zaidrabicrops
Sowning:February-March
Harvesting:April-May
Crops–Watermelon,cucumber,leafyandother
vegetables

Seasons in Tamil Nadu
•Paddy
Navarai(December–January)
Sornavari(April-May)
Kar(May-June)
Kuruvai(June-July)
Earlysamba(July–August)
Samba(August)
Latesamba/thaladi(September–October)
Latethaladi(October–November)

•Maize
Aadipattam(July–August)
Puratassipattam(September–October)
Thaipattam(January–February)
•Pulses
Aadipattam(June–August)
Puratassipattam(September–November)
Markazhipattam–Thaipattam(winterirrigatedseason)
Ricefallows(January)
Chithiraipattam(summerirrigated)

•Sugarcane
Mainseason(December–May)
Earlyseason(December–January)
Midseason(February–March)
Lateseason(April–May)
Specialseasons–June,July
Trichy,Perambalur,Karur,Salem,
NamakkalandCoimbatoredistricts

•Cotton
Winterirrigated(August–September)
Summerirrigated(February–March)
Rainfedirrigated(September–October)
Ricefallowcotton

Q & A
Watermelon is a
a. Kharif crop b. Rabi crop
c. Zaid season crop d. Both b and c
Kar is
a. December –January b. February –March
c. May –June d. July –August
Sowing month of kharif crops
a. December –January b. February –March
c. May –June d. September –oct

Cropping pattern
•Definedastheproportionofareaunder
variouscropsatapointoftime.
•Yearlysequenceandspatialarrangementof
sowingandfallowonagivenarea.

MostimportantcroppingpatternsinIndia
Crop patternRegion/State
Rice-Wheat
UP, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar,
West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh.

Crop pattern Region/State
Rice-Rice
Irrigated and Humid coastal system
of Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka and
Kerala.

Crop pattern Region/State
Rice-Groundnut
Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh,Telengana,
Karnataka, Odisha and
Maharashtra.

Crop patternRegion/State
Rice-Pulses
Chhattisgarh, Odisha and
Bihar.

Crop pattern Region/State
Maize-WheatUP, Rajasthan, MP and Bihar

Crop pattern Region/State
Sugarcane-Wheat
UP, Punjab,Haryana -68% of
area under sugarcane.
Karnataka and MP.

Crop patternRegion/State
Cotton-Wheat
Punjab, Haryana, West UP,
Andhra Pradesh, Telengana,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.

Crop pattern Region/State
Soya bean-WheatMaharashtra, MP and Rajasthan

Crop patternRegion/State
Legume based
cropping systems
(Pulses-Oilseeds)
MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and
Karnataka.

Regional distribution of crops in India
Cereals
WheatUttarPradesh,Punjab,Haryana
RiceWestBengal,AndhraPradesh,Telengana,
Chhattisgarh,TamilNadu
BarleyMaharashtra,UttarPradesh,Rajasthan
BajraMaharashtra,Gujarat,Rajasthan

Cash
Crops
SugarcaneUttarPradesh,Maharashtra
Oil Seeds
Coconut Kerala,TamilNadu,Karnataka
Linseed MadhyaPradesh,UttarPradesh
GroundnutAndhraPradesh,Telegana,Gujarat,
TamilNadu
Rape &
Mustard
Rajasthan,UttarPradesh
Sesame UttarPradesh,Rajasthan
SunflowerMaharashtra,Karnataka

Fibre crops
CottonMaharashtra,Gujarat
Jute WestBengal,Bihar
Silk Karnataka,Kerala
Hemp MadhyaPradesh,UttarPradesh
Plantations
CoffeeKarnataka,Kerala,TamilNadu
RubberKerala,Karnataka,TamilNadu
Tea Assam,Kerala
TobaccoGujarat,Maharashtra,MadhyaPradesh
Spices
PepperKerala,Karnataka,TamilNadu
Cashew
nut
Kerala,TamilNadu,AndhraPradesh
GingerKerala,UttarPradesh
TurmericAndhraPradesh,Odisha

Q & A
SuitablecroppingpatterninTamilNadu
a.Rice-wheat b.Rice–rice-pulse
c.Rice-sugarcane-wheatd.Wheat–maize
Whichofthefollowingstateisaleadingproducerofgroundnut?
a.Kerala b.Karnataka
c.Gujarat d.UP
LeadingproducerofcottoninIndiais
a.UP b.Maharashtra
c.TamilNadu d.Kerala
Whichofthefollowingcountryisahomeofspices?
a.China b.USA
c.Europe d.India

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