CROPPING PATTERN


The spatial and temporal combination of crops on a PLOT and the
management -sed to produce them during a 12-month period.



CROPPING SYSTEMS

SUBSYSTEMS orientedd to crop production within a FARMING SYSTEM.
They encoosass the crop production activity of a farm.



CROPPING SYSTEMS RESEARCH

Research c1:centrating on crops and CROPPING PATTERNS, alternative
crop manags'ent practices in different ENVIRONMENTS, and
interactions between crops, between crops and other enterprises,
and between the household and environmental factors beyond the
farmer's control. The procedures are similar to FARMING SYSTEMS
RESEARCH, blt the breadth is generally less.



CULTURAL PRACTICES


Farmers' regular practices such as land preparation,
selection, crop establishment and fertilizer usage.


seed


CUMUL. C

Derived from accumulation. Descriptive of a WETLAND type where
100 mm of accumulated water will stay for more than seven days
when the soil has been puddled, even without rain or irrigation.



DELUGIC

Derived from. deluge. Descriptive of a LAND TYPE where the water
levels sta. for more than two weeks at a depth greater than 30 cm,
which is above the normal height of bunds or dikes, during
high-rainfall months.


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