Presented by
L. U. YAAMINI PRIYA
III B. Sc., Agriculture
What is the difference between
Farming system
and
Cropping system
Area, production and productivity of Rice in
Tamil Nadu (2014 - 15)
• Multiple cropping
• Inter cropping
• Mixed cropping
• Sequence cropping
• Relay cropping
• Control weeds
• Rice-Rice-Pulses
• Pulses-Rice-Pulses
• Rice-Tapioca-Rice
Southern zone
• Rice-Rice-Pulses
• Rice-Rice-Green manure
• Pulses-Rice
• Bean-Rice
• Rice-Cotton/Chillies
• Sorghum-Rice-Pulses
Western zone
• Rice-Groundnut
• Rice-Cotton
• Rice-Gingelly
• Turmeric-Rice
• Rice-Ragi-Pulses
Hilly zone
• Rice-Cumbu-Gingelly
• Rice-Ragi
Major cropping system followed in the leading
districts of Tamil Nadu and their area and
production
First district in rice
• Cultivation : Thiruvarur (1,92,615 hectare)
Rice-Rice-Pulses
Rice-Rice-Oilseeds
Efficient Cropping system for Rice
• Rice-Pulses
• Rice-oilseeds
Rice-Groundnut
COSTRAINTS FOR CROPPING SYSTEM
• Yield stagnation
• Shortages of labour
• Water scarcity
• Increased of cost of cultivation
• Resource degradation
Research Evidence
Rice grain equivalent yield (Kg /ha)
in different rice based cropping system