Question

Explain any method of crop production which ensures high yield.

Answer 1

Crop production is an agricultural practice which includes growing of crops, harvesting and then consuming as fiber, food. It is practised worldwide by farmers. It is that branch of agriculture that deals with crops.

Complete answer:
After seed sowing and crops germination, harvesting and storage are the main stages.
- During crop production, following are the practices used by farmers: preparation of soil, sowing of seeds, irrigation, using manure, pesticides, harvesting and last storage.
- Talking of crops, there are two types of crops grown during different seasons: kharif crops and rabi crops. The former grows in the summer season and the latter in the winter season.
- Before harvesting, reaping is done where crops are cut, differentiated and then gathered.
- Yield is basically the productivity or the resulting crops obtained. The higher the yield, the more the crops.
- There are many ways to increase yield but these ways affect the nature of land. The yield can be increased by using better quality soil, seeds or agricultural patterns.
- Intercropping is one of the methods: In this, two or more crops are grown on the same piece of land. The land is divided into sections either parallely, horizontally. Then the same methods are repeated. This method ensures that there is a high yield of different crops.

Note: Following are the factors that affect the crop production: temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, wind velocity and soil moisture. The crop production category covers the sustainable development goals of no poverty, zero hunger.