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Shifting Cultivation Shifting Cultivation is that agriculture, in which forest or bushes are cleared by fire and cultivated in it. When the fertility of the soil of that field ends, then leaving that place, farming is started again at a new place. It is also called 'slash and burn' or 'bush and fellow' agriculture. This type of agriculture is done in different regions of the world, which are known by different names. In this article, we will know about the shifting agriculture found in different parts of the world. The names are as follows – Layers of the Atmosphere Shifting Cultivation of India Jhoom Agriculture – Agriculture done by tribals in North Eastern states of India. Jara and Erka  – Agriculture done in South Indian state. Podu  – Shifting agriculture practiced in the regions of Andhra Pradesh. Kumari  – Agriculture called Kumari is agriculture done in the mountainous regions of the Western Ghats of Kerala. Vevar and Dahiyar  – This is agriculture done in...

Agriculture / Farming Agriculture is that action, in which food items or other useful substances are produced and income is earned by using land through various agricultural activities and practices. For this work, along with human labor, mechanical labor is also required. As we know, India is a country full of diversities and this diversity is not only in our culture, speaking, but also from the geographical point of view, different types of topographies and systems can be seen. We will know about agriculture or farming on the basis of various sources in this article, but before that it is necessary to know about the crops in India. Ramosi And Moppila Rebellion - Farmer's Movement In British India Types of Crops We call the material produced by agriculture / farming as a crop. By the way, we can divide the crops into many categories, but on the basis of season, they are mainly of three types. Kharif Crop Rabi Crop Zaid Crop 1. Kharif Crop These are crops sown in the rainy season, ...

Garden A small space, which is mainly used for planting flowers, ornamental trees, fruit and vegetable plants. is called a garden. Flowers and ornamental trees are given priority in the gardens built in houses of most urban areas, but now in view of the cost of vegetables in vegetable markets and the use of chemicals and pesticides used in growing them, many people are paying attention to agriculture. Related trees have gone to the plants. He himself is growing vegetables in the gardens of the house and is also motivating other people around him for this. This is a new farming method, due to which a person is getting fresh and healthy vegetables sitting at home at a low cost. Until recently, people often planted different types of gardens in villages. Like – Mango gardens, Guava gardens etc. Gardens related to different trees. These gardens required a huge amount of land. But now due to the lack of availability of land in modern times and due to many reasons, the size has become limite...

Bt Crop Containing Bt Toxin Gene Bt refers to Bacillus thuringiensis i.e. Bt crop contains the amount of toxin obtained from the above bacterium or rather Bt toxin is formed in these crops which is active only when the crop is eaten by insects. In this way, after eating the crop, this toxin becomes active by going into the intestine of the insect and the insect dies. Pongal : A South Indian Festival Now the question arises that how did this poison reach inside the plants. Bt bacteria store many toxin proteins inside their spores and this toxin protein is made by the Bt toxin gene present inside the bacterium, that is, this toxin is produced by the Bt toxin gene. By biotechnology, this toxin gene is isolated from the bacterium and put in the gene of crop plants, due to which this toxin starts forming inside the crop plants as well. Exogenous Forces - Weathering and Erosion When Bt toxin is in the cell of bacteria or crop plants, then it is in dormant state and at this time it is called...

Key Terms Related to Agriculture And Plant Culture Following are the Key Words Related toAgriculture and Animal Husbandry - Exogenous Forces - Weathering andErosion  Rock And It's Types       ,        Earthquakes : Causes, Types andPrevention  Agriculture - Agriculture: Study of subjects related to agriculture, crops and animal husbandry etc. Silviculture -   Related to forest cultivation. Spongiculture - Spongiculture: Study of sponge (corals) or coral. Floriculture - Floriculture: Related to flower cultivation or flower agriculture. Olericulture - Olericulture: Related to the cultivation of vegetables. Arboriculture - Arboriculture: Agriculture related to trees and shrubs. Horticulture -  Agriculture related to flowers, fruits, vegetables and spices. Pomolanji - Pomology: Related to the agriculture of fruits. Agronomy - Agronomy: Cultivation of different types of crops. Oleiculture -  Related to agriculture - p...