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Improvement in Food Resources

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · Science

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12.1 Improvement in Crop Yields - Foundation Concepts

  • India needs more than 250 million tonnes of grain annually for its growing population
  • Food production increased 4 times from 1952-2010 with only 25% increase in cultivable land
  • Three major approaches: Crop variety improvement, Crop production improvement, Crop protection management
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12.1.1 Crop Variety Improvement

  • Variety improvement through breeding for disease resistance, fertilizer response, product quality, high yields
  • Three types of hybridisation: Intervarietal (different varieties), Interspecific (different species of same genus), Intergeneric (different genera)
  • Genetically modified crops created by introducing specific genes
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12.1.2 Crop Production Management

  • Production practices depend on farmer's financial capacity: no cost, low cost, high cost
  • Higher inputs generally lead to higher yields
  • Correlation between purchasing capacity and cropping systems adopted
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12.1.2(i) Nutrient Management

  • Plants get nutrients from air (carbon, oxygen), water (hydrogen, oxygen), and soil (13 other nutrients)
  • Macronutrients (needed in large quantities): nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur
  • Micronutrients (needed in small quantities): iron, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, chlorine

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Development of highPlants require 16 essential nutrientsVarious water supply methods including wellsStrategic farming methodsControlling weeds (unwanted plants competing

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