Agriculture Major Crops Rice, Wheat.111.pptx

Agriculture Crops - Rice, Wheat, Millets, Maize, Cotton

1. Agriculture Major Crops

2. Thought of the day Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.

3. Major Crops Rice Rice is the major food crop of the world ,requires high temperature and rainfall . Grows best in Alluvial clayey soil , which can retain water. China Leads the production of rice followed by India , Japa , Sri Lanka and Egypt .

4. Wheat Wheat requires moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine a t the time of harvest It requires loamy soil to grow . wheat is grown in USA , Canada Argentina , Russia , Ukraine Australia , India .

5. Millets They are known as co a rse grains and can be grown on less fertile and Sandy soils It needs low rainfall , high to moderate temperature and adequate rainfall Jo war , bajara , ragi are grown in India

6. Maize Maize requires moderate temperature , rainfall and lots of sunshine Maize is grown in North America , Brazil , China , Russia Canada , India .

7. Cotton Cotton requires high temperature , light rainfall 210 f rost free days and bright sunshine for its growth . It grows best on black and alluvial soil

8. Jute Jute is also known as Golden fibre . I t grows well on alluvial soil and requires high temperature , high rainfall and humid climate . India and Bangladesh are the leading producers of jute .

9. Coffee Coffee requires warm and wet climate and well drained loamy soil Hills lopes are more suitable for growth of this crop . Brazil is the leading producer followed by Columbia and India .

10. Tea This require s cool climate and well distributed high rainfall throughout the year for the growth of its tender leav s.It needs loamy soil and gentle slopes Labour in large number is required to pick the leaves .

11. Which one among the following is not an important input of agriculture profit Fertilizers seeds Labour The word agriculture is derived from the Latin words agri and culture meaning cultivation what does the word agri mean Natural resource seeds soil product Pick out the example of secondary economic activity from the given list of options Agriculture mining manufacturing of Steel transport What is cultivation of grapes called Sericulture viticulture pisciculture

12. Name the type of farming practiced to meet the needs of farmers family Mixed farming commercial farming Plantation agriculture Name the term given to the land on which the crops are grown Arable Shadow Barren horticulture

13. Tick the correct answer Horticulture means growing of fruits and vegetables primitive farming growing of wheat 2. leading producers of coffee Brazil India Russia 3. Golden fibre refers to Tea Cotton jute