1. Improvement in Food
Resources - Agriculture

2. Crop Seasons
Kharif Season Rabi Season
Rainy season crops Winter season crops

3. Kharif Season
Maize
Paddy
pigeon pea

4. Rabi Season
Wheat Peas Mustard

5. Stages of
Farming Practices
Choice of seeds
For planting
Nurturing of the
crop
Protection of the
growing crops and
Harvested crops
from loss
Crop Production
Improvement by
Crop variety
Improvement by
Different methods
Crop protection
management
•Hybridization
•Genetic
manipulation
•Nutrient management or
mineralnutrition of plants
•Manures and fertilisers
•Organic farming
•Irrigation
•Cropping patterns
•Insects-pests
control
•Diseases control
•Weeds control
•Scientific storage of
grains

6. Three stages of farming
Practices to improve
Crop yeilds
Choice of seeds
For planting
1. Crop variety improvement
- Nurturing of the crop
2. Crop production
improvement
Protection of the growing crops
and harvested crops from loss
3. Crop protection
management

7. Hybridization
Parent 1
(with a desired character)
(e.g., high yield)
Parent 2
(with a desired character)
(e.g., disease resistant)
Offspring
(Hybrid)

8. Sources Plant Nutrients No.
Air Carbon, Oxygen (2)
Water Hydrogen (1)
Soil 1. Macronutrients-
Nitrogen,
Phosphorus,
Potassium,
Sulphur
2. Micronutrients-
Manganese,
Copper,
Molybdenum,
Chlorine, Calcium
(4)
(9)