What are the major crops in India and their package of practices

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Accepted Answer

Major crops in India include rice, wheat, sugarcane, cotton, and pulses with specific package of practices for each crop.

Rice: Transplanting in puddled soil, proper water management, use of fertilizers like urea and DAP.
Wheat: Sowing in well-prepared seedbed, timely irrigation, application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers.
Sugarcane: Planting setts in furrows, regular irrigation, application of fertilizers like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Cotton: Sowing in well-drained soil, timely weeding, use of pesticides for pest control.
Pulses: Inoculation of seeds with Rhizobium, proper spacing, intercropping with legumes for nitrogen fixation.

Accepted Answer

In India major crops are Paddy, wheat, maize. Sorghum.
Package of practices are :
Main field preparation,
Sowing,
Thinning,
Irrigation,
Weeding,
Fertilizer application,
Pest and disease management 
Harvesting

What are the major crops in India and their package of practices

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