Textbook of Agronomy
B. Chandrasekaran
Language: English
Pages: 856
ISBN: 2:00076456
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Textbook of Agronomy
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Fertility. Retained placenta - The indigenous practice followed by villagers is to drop the placenta by hand with the help of experienced people. According to scientists if the placenta does not fall within 48 hours it must be dropped by hand. Another practice is to feed the animal its own milk. Animal milk is rich in calcium, vitamins etc. It helps in maintaining uterine tone, which is helpful in retention of placenta. Some villagers use ten mango (Mangifera indica), leaves, two pieces each of.
June–July to September– October, which require a warm wet weather during their major period of growth and shorter day length for flowering. e.g., rice, maize, castor and groundnut. (b) Rabi crops/post monsoon crops - Crops grown during October–November to January–February, require cold dry weather for their major growth period and longer day length for flowering. e.g., wheat, mustard, barley, oats, potato, Bengal gram, berseem, cabbage and cauliflower. (c) Zaid or summer crops - Crops grown.
Terrestrial, and domestic and wild creatures and animals. Puranas mention about 500 species of plants. The science of arbori-horticulture had developed well and has been documented in Surapala’s Vrikshayurveda. Forests were very important in ancient times. From the age of Vedas, protection of forests was emphasized for ecological balance. Kautilya in his Artha sastra (321–296 B.C.) mentions that superintendent of forests had to collect forest produce through the forest guards. He provides a long.
Predictions, giving auspicious/inauspicious time for undertaking/avoiding various farm-related operations, along with a list for performing religious rites, festivals, observing fasts, and some non-astrological agricultural guidance, primarily useful for the farming communities and persons having interest in agricultural development”. (ii) Content and coverage proposed - The Krishi-Panchang should be basically different from the present-day panchangs in its content and coverage, method and.
Improves soil characteristics. The people of Mizoram and Nagaland developed shifting cultivation as their system of survival because they had to live on slopes and this was the best way to sustain their soil fertility and productivity and conserve and use the bio-resources in sustainable manner. This highly organized agroecosystem called Jhum cultivation is based on empirical knowledge accumulated over centuries. It functions in harmony with environment and provides enough time for recovered of.