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Introduction to Agriculture         Notes prepared by: Aqleem Abbas


               Clover
               Trifolium  is  a genus of about three hundred species of plants in pea family. They are small annuals,
               biennials and short lived perennials herbaceous plants. Their leaves are trifoliate have red, pink while
               purple flowers. E.g. shaftal (Trifolium resupinatum), Barseem ( trifolium alexandrium, Alfa alfa
               (medicago sativus0

                       Rabi pulses                            Kharif pulses
                       Gram (chicken      Ciser aeritinum     Mash(black gram)    Vigna mungo
                       pea)
                       lentil             Lens culinaris      Mung bean, golden   Vigna radiate
                                                              gramm, green gram
                       peas               Pisum sativum       Cow pea             Vigna unguculita
                                                              Pigeon pea(cajan    Cajanvas cajan
                                                              pea)



               Cropping pattern

               The distribution of farm area to various crops per year in any agro ecological zone.

               Monocropping

               Growing one crops again and again in a particular area is called monocropping.

               Multiple cropping

               Growing two or more than two crops on the same piece of land per year is called multiple cropping.

               Intercropping

               Growing two or more than two crops simultaneously at the same time with proper row to row
               management or distance. E.g. sugarcane plus sugar beet

                  Mixed cropping

               Growing two or more than two crops at the same time in which row to row distance is not maintained.

               Oats plus mustard

               Sequential cropping


               Growing two or more than two crops in sequence on the same length per year. There are different types of
               sequential crops.

               Double cropping

               In gilgit we have maize and wheat per year is called double cropping.

               Triple cropping
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