As per an estimation, the total economic losses due to rice weeds in India is around 11 Billion USD considering the 18 states and 10 major crops, out of which the economic losses due to weed infestation in direct-seeded rice are about 21% and in the case of transplanted rice it is about 14%
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In India, rice is cultivated on two types of soil, i.e., upland and lowlands. The system of rice cultivation depends upon largely such things as the situation of the land, type of soil, irrigation resources availability of laborers, intensity, and distribution of rainfall, etc
Read MoreScientific Cultivation of Rice in Chhattisgarh (Hindi) (छत्तीसगढ़ में चावल की वैज्ञानिक खेती ) भूमि का चयन-(Selection of Land) 1)
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It is one of the five major food grains of the world after Rice, Wheat, Maize, and Barley. Millions of poor people in the semiarid tropics regions of Africa and Asia depend on sorghum as their staple food. In addition, fodder and stover are fed to millions of animals providing milk and meat for man
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It is a deep-rooted herbaceous annual as well as a perennial plant, growing up to a height of 60 to 150 centimeters It is one of the most important fodder crops in India.
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The importance of Jute in our economy hardly needs to be emphasized. It is one of the major foreign exchange-earners. Exported as manufactured goods and as raw fiber, it earns foreign exchange of around 3,000 million rupees per annum.
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Sunn-hemp is also raised as a green manure crop. If a sun hemp crop is grown for green manuring purposes, the crop is turned under with a soil inverting plough when the plants are about six to eight weeks old. It adds about 40-60 kg of nitrogen per hectare to the soil on its decomposition.
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It is a grain crop of lesser importance. It is a highly drought-resistant crop, and it is also capable of withstanding waterlogging conditions. It is generally grown as a rainfed crop. Sawan grains are consumed just like rice. Barnyard millet is also used in making rice pudding (kheer).
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