Improvement In Crop Yields
Chapter Name : Improvement In Food Resources |
Sub Topic Code : 103_09_15_01_04 |
Topic Name : Improvement In Crop Yields |
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Sub Topic Name : Nutrient Management |
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Introduction
Nutrient management - nutrients are important for plant growth, hence nutrient management is an important aspect in improvement of crop yields.
Pre-Requisites:
What is nutrient management, how important is it.
Activity:
Videos, which show how nutrients are supplied to plants.
Real Life Question:
How is nutrient management done?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| The nutrients required by plants and supplied by, are - Air | supplies carbon and oxygen |
| Water | Hydrogen |
| Soil | 13 nutrients supplied by soil, six are required in large quantities and are called macro nutrients and 7 are required in small quantities and are called micro nutrients. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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Real life uses :
If sufficient amount of nutrients is supplied to plants then the plant growth will be good.
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Air | air supplies oxygen and carbon. Oxygen which we used to breathe in and carbon di oxide used by plants for their survival and making food. |
What you learn in Theory:
What is nutrient management.
What you learn in Practice:
How is nutrient management important.