Modern Agriculture Practices — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 9 · Environmental Science
Summary of Modern Agriculture Practices for ICSE Class 9 Environmental Science. Key concepts: Intensive farming, The Green Revolution and High.
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Overview
Modern agriculture uses machines, improved seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, irrigation, and technology to increase crop and livestock production from limited land. It became widely important in India after the Green Revolution in the 1960s, especially in Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh. Al
Key Concepts
Intensive farming
Intensive farming, also called industrial agriculture, is a system that aims to maximise crop yields and livestock production through the extensive us
The Green Revolution introduced HYV seeds
The Green Revolution introduced HYV seeds, fertilisers, and irrigation in the 1960s to increase food production. In India, it was widely adopted in Pu
High
High-Yielding Variety seeds give high output under controlled conditions. They were promoted for wheat and rice during the Green Revolution.
Monoculture is the repeated growing
Monoculture is the repeated growing of only one type of crop on the same land, often over a large area. Wheat, rice, and maize are examples of monocul
Cash crops are grown mainly
Cash crops are grown mainly for sale in the market rather than for direct consumption by farmers. Cotton, coffee, tea, sugarcane, cocoa, and tobacco a
Learning Objectives
- Understand intensive farming and its main techniques
- Explain how the Green Revolution changed Indian agriculture
- Identify the advantages and disadvantages of intensive farming
- Describe the role and harmful effects of chemical fertilisers and pesticides
- Define monoculture and cash crops with examples
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