NCERT Solution Class 8 Science | 8th Class Science
Crop Production and Management
Agriculture
Growing plants and rearing animals for food, clothing and other useful products is called agriculture.
Crops
Plants of the same kind grown on a large scale for food clothing etc. are called crops.
Eg:-Cereals-Rice, wheat & Maize etc.
Pulses-Urad, arhar, moong etc.
Fruit- Mango, apple, banana, oranges etc.
Vegetables:-Spinach, potato, etc
Types of Crops
Based on the growing season the crop grown in India is classified as kharif crops and Rabi crops. Let’s discuss in detail:-
- Kharif Crop-These crops are planted in June and harvested in October. Eg: – Rice,maize groundnut etc.
- Rabi Crop:- These crops are planted in November and harvested in April Eg:- wheat,barley,peas and gram
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