🌿Ratoon Cropping🌿
🌿Ratoon cropping is a type of agricultural practice where the previous year's crop stubble is left in the field and allowed to regrow into a new crop.
🌿This method can be used for certain crops like sugarcane and some cereals.
🌿Benefits of Ratoon Cropping:
🌊Reduced labor and costs
🌊Increased productivity
🌊Environmental benefits
(conserve soil and reduce erosion)
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🌿Ratoon cropping is a type of agricultural practice where the previous year's crop stubble is left in the field and allowed to regrow into a new crop.
🌿This method can be used for certain crops like sugarcane and some cereals.
🌿Benefits of Ratoon Cropping:
🌊Reduced labor and costs
🌊Increased productivity
🌊Environmental benefits
(conserve soil and reduce erosion)
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Casuarina Plantation –
General Characteristics
✅Resembles feathery conifers in appearance.
✅Fast-growing, adaptable to diverse climates and terrains:
Coastal sand dunes, high slopes, humid tropics, and semi-arid areas.
Grows up to 15–25 meters tall.
✅Nitrogen-fixing ability enhances soil fertility.
✅Geographical Distribution Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka
Benefits
✅Disaster Mitigation: Reduces damage from natural calamities.
✅Windbreak: Controls wind force through line planting in coastal regions.
✅Ornamental Value: Promotes tourism due to aesthetic appeal.
Economic Use:
✅High-quality firewood
✅Suitable for paper pulp: writing, printing, and wrapping paper
Medicinal value present.
Role in Wasteland Development
✅Thrives in degraded and marginal lands:
✅Salt-tolerant, drought-resistant, and fast-growing
✅ sand dunes and reclaims land
✅Supports intercropping with:
Groundnut, cucumber, watermelon, sesamum, pulses.
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General Characteristics
✅Resembles feathery conifers in appearance.
✅Fast-growing, adaptable to diverse climates and terrains:
Coastal sand dunes, high slopes, humid tropics, and semi-arid areas.
Grows up to 15–25 meters tall.
✅Nitrogen-fixing ability enhances soil fertility.
✅Geographical Distribution Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka
Benefits
✅Disaster Mitigation: Reduces damage from natural calamities.
✅Windbreak: Controls wind force through line planting in coastal regions.
✅Ornamental Value: Promotes tourism due to aesthetic appeal.
Economic Use:
✅High-quality firewood
✅Suitable for paper pulp: writing, printing, and wrapping paper
Medicinal value present.
Role in Wasteland Development
✅Thrives in degraded and marginal lands:
✅Salt-tolerant, drought-resistant, and fast-growing
✅ sand dunes and reclaims land
✅Supports intercropping with:
Groundnut, cucumber, watermelon, sesamum, pulses.
#env
@gameoftoppers