Cereal crops (Table No 1) Common Paddy (Rice) Jowar (Great millet) (Makka, makki) name 1 Botanical sativa. L Sorghum vulgare Zea mays name 2 Origin South India India & Africa America 3 Climate Hot & humid climate Tropical crop, warm Warm & climate 4 Soil Light to heavy, sandy loam Clay loam, loamy Deep, fertile , rich in alluvial, lateritic, yellow to soils, rich in humus, organic matter, well heavy black soil Black cotton soils drained, alluvial 5 Preparatory Ploughing, clod crushing & Deep summer Ploughing, 2 to 3 tillage 2 to 3 harrowing, Bunds ploughing, 2 to 3 harrowings, ridges & harrowings furrows 6 Seed & sowing i) Time of Kharif June to first week Kharif June-July Kharif -June-July – – sowing of July Rabi Sept-Oct Rabi – –oct-nov Rabi October (T.N.,A.P., – Summer Feb-March Summer Jan-feb – – Kerala) Summer Feb-March – ii) Method of Broadcasting 80 to Broadcasting, drilling Drilling, Dibbing – sowing 100kg/ha & dibbling, spacing Spacing Drilling 15,22.5 60to Drilling 45 cm – – Medium & full season 80kg/ha or 30cm Row to Dibbing cm2 75X25cm2 – – row Seed rate 10 to 12 Early and very early Dibbling 15X15cm2 – kg/ha 60X22cm2 Mid late cm2 – No of 2 to 3 Fodder 30 cm – Late 20X20 cm2 – Seed rate
Cereal crops (Table No 1) Common name Paddy (Rice) Jowar (Great millet) (Makka, makki) 1 Botanical name sativa. L Sorghum vulgare Zea mays 2 Origin South India India & Africa America 3 Climate Hot & humid climate Tropical crop, warm climate Warm & 4 Soil Light to heavy, sandy loam alluvial, lateritic, yellow to heavy black soil Clay loam, loamy soils, rich in humus, Black cotton soils Deep, fertile , rich in organic matter, well drained, alluvial 5 Preparatory tillage Ploughing, clod crushing & 2 to 3 harrowing, Bunds Deep summer ploughing, 2 to 3 harrowings Ploughing, 2 to 3 harrowings, ridges & furrows 6 Seed & sowing i) Time of sowing Kharif – June to first week of July Rabi – October (T.N.,A.P., Kerala) Summer – Feb-March Kharif – June-July Rabi – Sept-Oct Summer – Feb-March Kharif -June-July Rabi –oct-nov Summer – Jan-feb ii) Method of sowing Broadcasting – 80 to 100kg/ha Drilling – 15,22.5 60to 80kg/ha or 30cm Row to row Dibbling – 15X15cm2 Mid late – cm2 Late – 20X20 cm2 Broadcasting, drilling & dibbling, spacing Drilling – 45 cm Dibbing – cm2 Seed rate 10 to 12 kg/ha No of – 2 to 3 Drilling, Dibbing Spacing Medium & full season – 75X25cm2 Early and very early 60X22cm2 Fodder 30 cm Seed rate