Agricultural Methods Used by Farmers to Achieve Maximum Yield | Chapter 1 | Emerging Issues in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 2

 The land sector serves as the footing of the Indian economy because it straightforwardly supports 65% of the country's population. When increasing crops, the farmer strives for maximum yields. A study was attended on the agronomic practices secondhand by 120 farmers from Hasanpur (42 farmers), Kalewal (54 laborers), and Singhpura (24 farmers) in three villages. Wheat, paddy, flavoring, sugarcane, maize, berseem, cauliflower, and carrot were stated to be the important crops grown. The information that was assembled from the respondents hidden the following topics: beginning rate, fertilizer use, seed treatment, number of irrigations, basic manure use, main weeds infesting the fields, poison use, major infections attacking crops, pesticide use, bigger diseases infest the fields, disease projectiles for weaponry use, and yield range of crops. The study's conclusions pictorial the techniques used by peasants in the fields to ensure best choice crop stand and highest yields.

Author(s) Details:

Harshveer Singh,
University Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.

Sameer Chopra,
University Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.

Gurshaminder Singh,
University Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.

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