Plant geometry

The Plant Geometry topic is related to agriculture and deals about the various crop geometry practised.

1. CROP GEOMETRY By:- Manjeet Kushwaha 1

2. Introduction Types of crop geometry Random plant geometry Square plant geometry Rectangular method of sowing Paired row arrangement Triangular method of planting Diamond pattern Content 2

3. The arrangement of the plant in the different rows and column in an area for the efficient utilization of natural resources Introduction R 1 R 2 c 1 c 2 c 3 Plant to plant spacing Row to row spacing 3

4. Obtained due to broadcast sowing Resources are either underutilized or over exploited Random plant geometry 4

5. The plant are sown at equal distances on either side Mostly perennial crop are cultivated R to R = C to C Square plant geometry 5

6. Such sowing facilitates easy inter-cultivation Mainly practice for annual crops Wider section is available for irrigation Rectangular method of sowing 6

7. May involve square or rectangular sowing Space available between set of row can be used to plant inter-crop Paired row arrangement x x y x x y 7

8. Practice for huge crop Number of plant in unit area is more Triangular method of planting 8

9. A diamond picture is formed by joining all plants so named ‘diamond’ Modified form of square pattern Contain additional plant in between Intercropping can also be practice Diamond pattern 9

10. Crops Spacing Plant population/ha. Rice 20*10 5,00,000 Wheat 22.5 (R-R) 2,25,000 Maize 60*25 67,000 Moong, Urad 40*10 2,50,000 Sorghum 45*15 1,48,000 Gram, Pea, Bean 30*10 3,33,000 Potato 50*20, 60*25 1,00,000 & 67,000 Sugarcane 75-90 (R-R) 33,000-45,000 Sunflower 60*20 83,000 Recommended plant geometry (spacing of field crop) 10 Source: Edutap

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