Agronomy Important Material Table- 5

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 1.RECOMMENDED PLANTING POPULATION 

Crop Plant population/ha
Transplanted Rice 5,00,000
Hybrid rice 3,33,333
SRI method 1,16,000
Wheat 4,44,444
Maize 6,67,000
Moong, Urd 2,50,000
Desi Cotton 5,55,000
Hybrid Cotton 13,388
BT Cotton 10,000
Sorghum 1,50,000
Pea, Cowpea, Til, Sunhemp, French bean 3,33,000
Gram 3,33,333
Potato 1,00,000 & 6,67,000
Sunflower 83,333
Til, Soybean, Kodo 4,44,444
Jute 7,14,286
Castor 37,111
Sugarcane 33,000-45,000
Lentil 6,66,666
Groundnut 4,44,444

 2.Time of sowing of different Crop 

Crop Time of sowing
Aus Rice  May – June
Aman Rice  June – July
Boro Rice  Nov- Dec.
Irrigate Wheat First week of November.
Unirrigated Wheat From Second fortnight of October to First week of November
Normal Barley 15th Oct. to – 15th November
Irrigated Second week of November
Unirrigated 15th – 30th October
Irrigated Maize From last week of May to Last week of June
Normal Maize Mid June to last week of june
Unirrigated Maize After Monsoon
Sorghum June-July (After Monsoon)
Pearl-millet June-July (Mostly 15 July)/ After Monsoon
Gram Second week of October/ First fortnight of
October/ 15th October
Irrigated Arhar 1 – 15 June
Rain-fed Arhar From last week of June to First week of July/After
monsoon
kharif Moong 15 June to 15 July
Spring Season/Zaid Moong 15 Feb to 15 March
Kharif Urd 15 June to 15 July
Spring Season/Zaid Urd 15th Feb to 15 March
Field pea Second fortnight of October
Garden Pea First fortnight of November
Mustard Spp Mid October to Mid November
Linseed From First week October to First week of November
Kharif Soybean 23 June to 7 July
Spring Soybean 15th Feb to 15th March
Cotton First fortnight of May
Autumn Sugarcane September to October
Spring Sugarcane February to Match
Groundnut last week June to First week July

 3.Growth stages of cereals in relation to irrigation 

Growth stages Definition
Germination The appearance of radicle
Filleting The formation of tillers
Jointing The stage when two nodes be seen i.e., beginning of shooting
Shooting The stage of elongation of internodes
Booting End of shooting stage and just prior to the emergence of ears
Heading Emergence of ear head from the tube formed by the leaf sheath
Flowering The opening of flowers
Grain formation The period of grain development from fertilization to maturity

 4.Important Irrigation Projects in India 

State  Project name
Andhra Pradesh Godavari delta system, Krishna delta system, Nagarjuna sagar (Krishna)
Bihar Gandaka
Punjab Western Jamuna, Bhakranangal, Sutlej, Beas
Gujarat Kakrapare–Tapti Narmada
Madhya Pradesh  Gandhi sagar (Chambal, Ranap setab, Sagar)
Maharashtra Bhima Jayakwadi (Godavari)
Kerala Kalada, Mullai Periyar
Karnataka Ghataprabha, Malaprapha and Turga
Orissa Hirkund and Mahanadi
Uttar Pradesh Upper ganga canal, Ramaganga
West Bengal Damodar Valley
Rajasthan Rajasthan Canal (Sutlej)
Tamil Nadu Mettur–Lower Bhavani Project, Parambikulam Alliyar Project,  Periyar Vaigai, Cauvery delta, Tamirabarani river basins.

 5.Suitable soil Climate Require for Crops 

Crop Suitable soil  Climate
Paddy Clay or clay loam (hot and humid) tropical
Wheat Clay loam and loam  Cool ( temperate)
Barley Saline Cool ( temperate)
Maize Loam  Warm weather (tropical)
Sorghum Loam  Warm weather (tropical)
Pearl millet Loam and sandy loam Warm weather (tropical)
Gram Sandy Loam / Tilthy Cool ( temperate)
Arhar Loam  Hot (tropical)
Moong & Urd Light Loam. Hot and humid (tropical)
Pea Sandy loam Cool ( temperate)
Groundnut Loamy and Sandy loam Tropical
Mustard species Loamy and Sandy loam  Cool and dry temperate
Linseed Loam  Cool Frost temperature
Soybean Loam Hot and humid (tropical)
Cotton Black Cotton Soil Tropical
Sugar cane Clay loam Tropical
Kakun Red loam Tropical
Sunflower Black Cotton Soil Tropical

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