AGRICULTURAL SEASONS & CROPPING PATTERN.ppt

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

1. 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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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)

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

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

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

10. 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

12. Cropping pattern
•Definedastheproportionofareaunder
variouscropsatapointoftime.
•Yearlysequenceandspatialarrangementof
sowingandfallowonagivenarea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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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