Environment Evaluation and Selection for Crop Production (Part 2) Flashcards

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GOOD LOCATION FOR CROP PRODUCTION

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  1. access to adequate infrastructure
  2. favorable socio-economic conditions
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ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURES (LOCATION)

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  1. farm to market roads
  2. electricity and water resources
  3. port facilities
  4. communication facilities
  5. post-harvest facilities
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS (LOCATION)

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  1. peace and order
  2. political stability
  3. availability and cost of manpower
  4. government policies
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SUITABLE SITE

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  1. factors that directly affect crop growth
  2. SOIL and CLIMATE
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FUNCTIONS OF SOIL

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  1. medium for plant growth
  2. habitat for soil organisms
  3. water supply
  4. recycling nutrients
  5. engineering medium
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SOIL CHARACTERISTICS THAT AFFECT CROP PRODUCTION

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  1. soil depth
  2. soil texture
  3. soil structure
  4. nutrient/OM content
  5. soil pH
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SOIL DEPTH

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  1. determined by digging a pit
  2. measure of thickness of topsoil from soil surface to hardpan layer
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TOPSOIL

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  1. most fertile layer of soil
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SOIL DEPTH FOR PERENNIAL CROPS

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  1. at least 80cm deep
  2. roots should be able to explore and obtain water and nutrients
  3. essential for typhoon-prone area
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SOIL DEPTH FOR ANNUAL CROPS

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  1. shallower soil
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SOIL TEXTURE

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  1. relative proportion of soil particles (sand, silt, clay)
  2. affects soil characteristics (WHC, CEC, drainage)
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SOIL TEXTURE IDEAL FOR MOST CROPS

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LOAMY SOIL (moderate soil texture)

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SOIL STRUCTURE

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  1. arrangement and clustering of soil particles
  2. determined by kind and amounts of cementing materials
  3. determined by soil management
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CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL STRUCTURE

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  1. granular
  2. blocky
  3. prismatic
  4. columnar
  5. platy
  6. single grained
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SOIL STRUCTURE IDEAL FOR CROP PRODUCTION

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  1. granular and porous for easy root proliferation
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REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIRABLE SOIL STRUCTURE

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  1. contain high organic matter
  2. applied with tillage
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SOIL PH

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  1. degree of alkalinity or acidity
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SOIL PH FOR CROP PRODUCTION

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  1. affects availability/solubility of nutrients
  2. affects activity of microorganisms
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IDEAL SOILS FOR CROP PRODUCTION (UPLAND)

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  1. deep
  2. moderate texture
  3. moderate pH
  4. fertile
  5. high OM
  6. well-drained
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IDEAL SOILS FOR CROP PRODUCTION (LOWLAND)

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  1. deep
  2. excellent WHC
  3. fertile
  4. high OM
  5. moderate pH
  6. fine textured
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COMPONENTS OF CLIMATE

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  1. temperature
  2. light
  3. rainfall
  4. typhoon
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TEMPERATURE

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  1. determines distribution of crop species
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TEMPERATE CROPS

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  1. apple
  2. pear
  3. wheat
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TROPICAL CROPS

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  1. mango
  2. banana
  3. coconut
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LIGHT

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  1. influence seed germination to fruit development
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PARAMETERS OF LIGHT

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  1. light intensity
  2. light duration
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LIGHT INTENSITY

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  1. varies with season
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LIGHT DURATION

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  1. controls flowering, bulb formation and tuber formation
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DAY-NEUTRAL CROPS

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  1. crops not sensitive to changes in light duration
30
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RAINFALL

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  1. primary source of water for crop production
  2. basis in classifying climate in Philippines
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TYPES OF CLIMATE

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  1. type I
  2. type II
  3. type III
  4. type IV
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TYPE I CLIMATE

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  1. two pronounced season
  2. dry (november - april)
  3. wet (may - october)
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TYPE II CLIMATE

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  1. no distinct dry period
  2. maximum rainy period (november - january)
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TYPE III CLIMATE

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  1. no pronounced maximum rainy period
  2. short relatively dry period (november - april)
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TYPE IV CLIMATE

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  1. rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year
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TYPHOONS

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  1. destructive yet beneficial to crops
  2. 47% of rainfall is associated with typhoons