Lecture 11: Cropping Systems Flashcards
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CROPPING SYSTEMS
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- cropping sequences and management techniques
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KAINGIN
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- land clearing followed by cutting of vegetation and burning
- gives way to planting of crops
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FALLOW
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- rest from cropping
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FARMING SYSTEMS AND SOIL RESOURCES INSTITUTE
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- institute established in CAFS in the 70’s
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TYPES OF CROPPING SYSTEMS
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- monocropping
- multiple cropping
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MONOCROPPING
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- same crop year after year
- e.g. rice, wheat, corn, soybean, cotton
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MULTIPLE CROPPING
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- two or more crops in the same piece of land
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TYPES OF MULTIPLE CROPPING
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- intercropping
- mixed cropping
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INTERCROPPING
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- requires spatial arrangement
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MIXED CROPPING
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- does not require definite row arrangement
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RICE
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- 3M planted to lowland rice
- 2M rainfed (idle in dry season)
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CORN
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- 3M rainfed
- could not support dry-season cropping
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RICE-BASED AND CORN-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS
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- sequential
- relay cropping
- intercropping
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SEQUENTIAL
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- two or more crops one after the other
- crop rotation
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ADVANTAGES OF SEQUENTIAL OVER MONOCROPPING
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- increased yield (60-100% in corn and 100-140% in wheat))
2.better control of weeds, pests, and diseases - build up of organic matter
- balanced utilization of nutrients
- better distribution of farm labor
- less economic risks