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Mirza Hasanuzzaman Editor

Agronomic CropsVolume 1: Production Technologies

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Agronomic Crops

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Mirza HasanuzzamanEditor

Agronomic CropsVolume 1: Production Technologies

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EditorMirza HasanuzzamanDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of AgricultureSher-e-Bangla Agricultural UniversityDhaka, Bangladesh

ISBN 978-981-32-9150-8 ISBN 978-981-32-9151-5 (eBook)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9151-5

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This book is dedicated to

All of my teachers at

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

who taught and inspired me in the journey of teaching and research

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Preface

The history of agriculture has played a major role in human development, as agri-cultural progress has been a crucial factor in worldwide socioeconomic change. Since the ancient civilizations, human being has been trying to explore new food crops. In the course of time, the demands for foods are increasing, and people are trying to rely on formal cropping practices. Agronomic crops fulfill most of the basic demands of human life such as food, fuel, fiber, and medicine. Based on the uses of crops, agronomic crops have been classified into different types such as cereals, pulses, oil crops, fodder crops, green manuring crops, sugar crops, narcotic crops, and beverage crops. Plant breeders have been developing many improved varieties of such crops every year to boost up the global production. However, in most of the cases, yield gaps exit in the farmers’ fields due to the lack of proper agronomic management.

Crop management, therefore, becomes an integral part of food production. “Agronomy” is such a solution to make the crop field capable of securing the poten-tial yield. Literally, it means the art of managing fields, and technically, it means the science and economics of crop production by management of farmland. On the other hand, it is the art and science in production and improvement of field crops with the proper use of soil fertility, water, labor, and other factors related to crop production. Agronomy is the management of land for the cultivation of crop plants. The central theme of agronomy is the soil-plant-environment interrelationship. Both soil resources and climate have been changing globally, challenging crop pro-duction. The basic agronomic principles can ensure the maximum yield from a crop variety. Proper land preparation, selection of quality seeds and suitable varieties, proper water management, nutrient management, accurate pest management, proper harvesting, and postharvest operations are among them. However, these activities should be chosen based on several factors like crop varieties, land types, agrocli-mate, etc. Choosing suitable cropping patterns and practicing crop rotation and mul-tiple cropping also play an important role in enhancing land use efficiency and crop stands.

Although agricultural practices such as irrigation, crop rotation, fertilizers, and pesticides were developed long ago, these have made great strides in the past cen-tury. Due to the global climate changes, agronomic crops have been suffering from various abiotic and biotic stresses like salinity, drought, floods, toxic metals/metal-loids, extreme temperatures, atmospheric pollutants, UV radiations, pests, etc. A

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substantial portion of crop yield is being declined every year due to the adverse effect of stresses. Therefore, researchers are trying to address these problems and working to explore the stress tolerance mechanisms and manipulating adaptive features.

The knowledge of agronomic crops is essential for all agricultural graduates and scientists, not only with a view to understand their cultivation practices but also with the objectives to know many academic and scientific details of each crop. This book covers comprehensive information on the advanced production of agronomic crops. Attempts have been made to cover all important field crops. Latest aspects about the cultivation practices, varieties, resource management, plant protection along with quality aspects, and postharvest practices are discussed in a crisp manner. The book must be immensely useful to all graduate students, faculty, and researchers in the field of agronomy and crop science.

This is the first volume (Production Technologies) of the three-volume book Agronomic Crops. In this volume, the advanced production technologies of major agronomic crops and research advancements are presented.

I would like to give special thanks to the authors for their outstanding and timely work in producing such fine chapters. We are highly thankful to Dr. Mamta Kapila (Senior Editor, Life Science) and Ms. Raman Shukla (Senior Editorial Assistant) Springer, India, for their prompt responses during the acquisition. We are also thankful to Daniel Ignatius Jagadisan, Project Coordinator of this book, and all other editorial staff for their precious help in formatting and incorporating editorial changes in the manuscripts. Special thanks to Prof. Dr. Md. Fazlul Karim, Taufika Islam Anee, Dr. Md. Mahabub Alam, Mr. Abdul Awal Chowdhury Masud, Naznin Ahmed, and Tonusree Saha, Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh, for their generous help in formatting the manuscripts. The editors and contributing authors hope that this book will include a practical update on our knowledge for the role of plant nutrients in abiotic stress tolerance.

Dhaka, Bangladesh Mirza Hasanuzzaman

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1 Agronomic Crops: Types and Uses ........................................................ 1Sahrish Naz, Zartash Fatima, Pakeeza Iqbal, Amna Khan, Iqra Zakir, Sibgha Noreen, Haseeb Younis, Ghulam Abbas, and Shakeel Ahmad

2 Climate-Resilient Minor Crops for Food Security ............................... 19M. R. Umesh, Sangu Angadi, Prasanna Gowda, Rajan Ghimire, and Sultan Begna

3 Climatic Variability and Agronomic Cropping Pattern ...................... 33Imran, Amanullah, Abdul Bari, Hamayoon Khan, and Roshan Ali

4 Soil Health in Cropping Systems: An Overview .................................. 45Subhadip Paul, Neha Chatterjee, J. S. Bohra, S. P. Singh, D. Dutta, Rajesh Kumar Singh, and Amitava Rakshit

5 Agronomic Cropping Systems in Relation to Climatic Variability ................................................................................................ 67Muhammad Sami Ul Din, Iftikhar Ahmad, Nazim Hussain, Ashfaq Ahmad, Aftab Wajid, Tasneem Khaliq, Muhammad Mubeen, Muhammad Imran, Amjed Ali, Rida Akram, Khizer Amanet, Mazhar Saleem, and Wajid Nasim

6 Growth and Development Dynamics in Agronomic Crops Under Environmental Stress ....................................................... 83Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari, Arslan Masood Peerzada, Muhammad Haseeb Javed, Muhammad Dawood, Nazim Hussain, and Shakeel Ahmad

7 Tillage and Crop Production.................................................................. 115Ahmad Khan

8 Effect of Planting Dates on Agronomic Crop Production ................... 131Ghulam Abbas, Haseeb Younis, Sahrish Naz, Zartash Fatima, Atique-ur-Rehman, Sajjad Hussain, Mukhtar Ahmed, and Shakeel Ahmad

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9 Crop Production Under Changing Climate: Past, Present, and Future ................................................................................. 149Muhammad Ijaz, Abdul Rehman, Komal Mazhar, Ammara Fatima, Sami Ul-Allah, Qasim Ali, and Shakeel Ahmad

10 Cultivation of Aromatic Rice: A Review ............................................... 175S. P. Singh, M. K. Singh, Sandeep Kumar, and U. Sai Sravan

11 Direct Seeding in Rice: Problems and Prospects ................................. 199Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Ahmad Nawaz, Masood Iqbal Awan, Muhammad Ijaz, Mubshar Hussain, Shakeel Ahmad, and Muhammad Farooq

12 Advanced Production Technologies of Wheat ...................................... 223Haseeb Younis, Ghulam Abbas, Sahrish Naz, Zartash Fatima, Muhammad Arif Ali, Mukhtar Ahmed, Muhammad Azam Khan, and Shakeel Ahmad

13 Advanced Production Technologies of Maize ....................................... 237Sajid Hussain, Muhammad Ijaz, Mubshar Hussain, Sami Ul-Allah, Tahira Abbas, Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Nawaz, and Shakeel Ahmad

14 Agro-Techniques for Baby Corn Production ........................................ 261M. K. Singh, S. P. Singh, and B. Singh

15 Advanced Production Technologies of Millets ...................................... 273Ahmad Sher, Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Sarfraz, Muhammad Ijaz, Sami Ul-Allah, Abdul Sattar, Sajid Hussain, and Shakeel Ahmad

16 Advanced Production Technologies of Legume Crops ........................ 297Imran

17 Advanced Production Technologies of Oilseed Crops ......................... 313Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Nawaz, Hakoomat Ali, Mubshar Hussain, Muhammad Umer Chattha, Ahmad Nawaz, Sajid Hussain, and Shakeel Ahmad

18 Advanced Production Technology of Sugar Crops .............................. 335Omer Farooq, Naeem Sarwar, Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Tayyaba Naz, Muqarrab Ali, Sohaib Afzal, and Shakeel Ahmad

19 Advanced Production Technologies of Potato ...................................... 363Tanveer Ahmad, Rana Muhammad Sabir Tariq, Qumer Iqbal, Sajjad Hussain, Aamir Nawaz, and Shakeel Ahmad

20 Advanced Production Technology and Processing of Jute .................. 387Md Mahbubul Islam

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21 Tea Production in Bangladesh: From Bush to Mug ............................ 441Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun

22 Tea: A Worthwhile, Popular Beverage Crop Since Time Immemorial ................................................................................... 507Anjan Hazra, Nirjhar Dasgupta, Chandan Sengupta, Biswajit Bera, and Sauren Das

23 Agronomy of Betelvine Crop ................................................................. 533Kajal Sengupta

24 Fundamentals of Crop Rotation in Agronomic Management ............ 545Muhammad Tariq, Hakoomat Ali, Nazim Hussain, Wajid Nasim, Muhammad Mubeen, Shakeel Ahmad, and Mirza Hasanuzzaman

25 Cool Season Food Legumes in Rice Fallows: An Indian Perspective ............................................................................. 561Srijani Maji, Arpita Das, Rajib Nath, P. Bandopadhyay, Raju Das, and Sanjeev Gupta

26 Crop Diversification and Food Security ................................................ 607Muhammad Ijaz, Ahmad Nawaz, Sami Ul-Allah, Muhammad Shahid Rizwan, Aman Ullah, Mubshar Hussain, Ahmad Sher, and Shakeel Ahmad

27 Fundamentals of Seed Production and Processing of Agronomic Crops ................................................................................ 623Atique-ur-Rehman, Hakoomat Ali, Zartash Fatima, and Shakeel Ahmad

28 Seed Production Technologies of Some Major Field Crops ................ 655Irfan Afzal, Rubab Shabir, and Saeed Rauf

29 Postharvest Technologies for Major Agronomic Crops ....................... 679Muhammad Yasin, Waqas Wakil, Kazam Ali, Muhammad Ijaz, Shahid Hanif, Liaqat Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Atif, and Shakeel Ahmad

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Editor and Contributors

About the Editor

Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is a professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka. He received his Ph.D. on “Plant Stress Physiology and Antioxidant Metabolism” from Ehime University, Japan. Later, he completed his postdoctoral research at the Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of the Ryukyus, Japan. He was also the recipient of the Australian Government’s Endeavour Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research as an adjunct senior researcher at the University of Tasmania, Australia. His current work is focused on the physio-logical and molecular mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance. He has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited 6 books, and written 30 book chapters. According to Scopus®, his publications have received roughly 4000 citations with an h-index of 33. He is an editor and reviewer for more than 50 peer- reviewed international journals and was a recipi-ent of the “Publons Peer Review Award 2017, 2018 and 2019.” He has been honored by different authorities for his outstanding performance in different fields like research and education and has received the World Academy of Science Young Scientist Award (2014).

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Contributors

Ghulam  Abbas Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Tahira Abbas College of Agriculture, Bahadur Sub Campus, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Irfan  Afzal Seed Physiology Lab, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Sohaib Afzal Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Ashfaq  Ahmad Program Chair, Climate Change, US.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Iftikhar Ahmad Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Shakeel  Ahmad Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Tanveer Ahmad Department of Horticulture, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan

Mukhtar Ahmed Department of Agronomy, PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Rida  Akram Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Amjed Ali University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

Hakoomat Ali Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Kazam  Ali College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

Liaqat  Ali Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Arif Ali Department of Soil Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Muqarrab  Ali Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Qasim  Ali College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

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Roshan Ali Agriculture Research Institute, Mingora, Pakistan

Khizer  Amanet Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Amanullah Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Sangu Angadi Agriculture Science Center, New Mexico State University, Clovis, NM, USA

Hafiz Muhammad Atif College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

Atique-ur-Rehman Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Masood  Iqbal  Awan Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

P.  Bandopadhyay Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India

Abdul Bari Agriculture Research Institute, Mingora, Pakistan

Sultan Begna Agriculture Science Center, New Mexico State University, Clovis, NM, USA

Biswajit Bera Tea Board of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

J. S. Bohra Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Syed  Asad  Hussain  Bukhari Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Neha Chatterjee Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Muhammad Umer Chattha Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Arpita Das Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India

Raju Das Department of Plant Pathology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India

Sauren Das Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Nirjhar Dasgupta Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Muhammad  Dawood Department of Environmental Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Muhammad  Sami  Ul  Din Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

D.  Dutta ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Muhammad  Farooq Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanDepartment of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, OmanThe UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia

Omer Farooq Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Ammara  Fatima Department of Environmental Science, Lahore College for women University, Lahore, Pakistan

Zartash  Fatima Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Rajan Ghimire Agriculture Science Center, New Mexico State University, Clovis, NM, USA

Prasanna Gowda Forage and Livestock Production Research Unit, USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OK, USA

Sanjeev Gupta ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India

Hafeez-ur-Rehman Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Shahid  Hanif College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

Anjan  Hazra Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Mubshar  Hussain Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Nazim  Hussain Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Sajid  Hussain College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Sajjad Hussain College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

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Muhammad Ijaz College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Imran Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Muhammad  Imran Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Muhammad  Mazhar  Iqbal Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, GOP, Chiniot, Pakistan

Pakeeza Iqbal Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Qumer Iqbal Fiblast, LLC, Tuskegee, AL, USAInstitute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Md  Mahbubul  Islam Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Muhammad  Haseeb  Javed Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Tasneem Khaliq Agro-Climatology Lab, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Ahmad Khan Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan

Amna  Khan Department of Agronomy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

Hamayoon  Khan Director Climate Change Centre (CCC), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Muhammad Azam Khan In-Service Agricultural Institute, Sargodha, Pakistan

Sandeep  Kumar Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Srijani Maji Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India

Mohammad Shameem Al Mamun Bangladesh Tea Research Institute, Srimangal, Bangladesh

Komal Mazhar Department of Forestry and Range Management, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muhammad  Mubeen COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan

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Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Wajid  Nasim COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, Punjab, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Rajib  Nath Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India

Aamir  Nawaz Department of Horticulture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Ahmad Nawaz College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Muhammad  Nawaz College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Sahrish Naz Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Tayyaba  Naz Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Sibgha  Noreen Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Subhadip Paul Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Arslan Masood Peerzada School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS), The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia

Amitava Rakshit Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abdul Rehman College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

Saeed Rauf Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

Muhammad Shahid Rizwan Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Mazhar Saleem Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Muhammad  Sarfraz College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

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Naeem  Sarwar Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Abdul  Sattar College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

Chandan  Sengupta Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India

Kajal  Sengupta Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal, India

Rubab  Shabir Seed Physiology Lab, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Ahmad  Sher College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

B. Singh Agricultural Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

M. K. Singh Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Rajesh Kumar Singh Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

S. P. Singh Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

U.  Sai  Sravan Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Muhammad Tariq Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan

Rana  Muhammad  Sabir  Tariq Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Sami  Ul-Allah College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Aman  Ullah Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

M.  R.  Umesh Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India

Aftab  Wajid Agro-Climatology Lab, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Waqas Wakil Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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Muhammad  Yasin College of agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan

Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir College of Agriculture, BZU, Bahadur Campus, Layyah, Pakistan

Haseeb Younis Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Iqra  Zakir Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

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1© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019M. Hasanuzzaman (ed.), Agronomic Crops, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9151-5_1

S. Naz (*) · Z. Fatima · I. Zakir · H. Younis · G. Abbas · S. Ahmad (*) Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistane-mail: [email protected]

P. Iqbal Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

A. Khan Department of Agronomy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

S. Noreen Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

1Agronomic Crops: Types and Uses

Sahrish Naz, Zartash Fatima, Pakeeza Iqbal, Amna Khan, Iqra Zakir, Sibgha Noreen, Haseeb Younis, Ghulam Abbas, and Shakeel Ahmad

AbstractAgronomy includes the crops which are used for food purpose and are known as staple crops. Well-known staple food crops are wheat, rice, corn, beans, etc. Major cultivated crops can be classified on the basis of their purpose. On the basis of this classification, major types of agronomic crops can be cereal, oil seed crop, pulses, fibre crops, sugar crops, forage crops, medicinal crops, roots and tuber crops, vegetable or garden crops, etc. All these crops are indispensable part of our life due to their various usage.

KeywordsCereals · Oilseed · Pulses · Fiber · Sugar · Forage · Medicinal · Vegetable · Root crops

1.1 Cereal Crops

These crops are also known as grain crops. Grains of these crops are used for edible purposes (Table  1.1). These crops are the grasses which belong to the family Poaceae. Their leaves are long and narrow without any main stem. Cereals are of

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ual

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ter

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brou

s

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(A

vena

sa

tiva

L.)

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ley

(Hor

deum

vu

lgar

e L

.)R

ice

(Ory

za

sati

va L

.)Su

mm

erSD

Sorg

hum

(S

orgh

um

bico

lor

L.)

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et

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nise

tum

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eric

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ss-

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d

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Zea

m

ays

L.)

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Sour

ce: F

atim

a et

 al.

(201

8) a

nd N

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et a

l. (1

994)

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day

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rt d

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ay n

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al

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great importance because cereals are grown on large scale and they are used as a major source of food in the whole world. Some cereal grains are also known as staple food crop because some cereals are used for the food purpose on a large scale in many countries than any other crop, for example, wheat, rice, etc. They are used as a feed for livestock mainly for those which are used as a source of dairy and meat purpose for human consumption.

1.1.1 Wheat

Wheat is used to manufacture many things to use as a food. Wheat grains are con-verted into wheat flour which is used to manufacture different food products like breads, biscuits, muffins, crumpets, noodles, cake, sauces, pasta and cereal bars and confectionery. Wheat has great nutritional value.

1.1.2 Barley

Barley is of great importance because in many temperate areas of the world it is used for survival of farmers. Barley is ranked second (after wheat) due to its nutri-tional value. In many areas of the world, this crop replaces wheat as staple food crop due to environmental conditions. Grains of this crop are used to manufacture bread and vinegar produced by fermentation of malted barley grains by crushing and dry-ing. It can also be used for manufacturing of beverages (alcoholic and non- alcoholic). Its grains are also used to manufacture products which are used to cure diseases like hepatitis, diabetes, etc., and its use can reduce cholesterol level as well. Chances of rectal cancer are also reduced by its use.

1.1.3 Maize

Maize crop is of great importance all over the world due to its use as food and for-age. It has high-nutritional value and is ranked on number third. Maize is used for many purposes. It is used to manufacture cornflakes and porridges. It is also used for animal feed, that is poultry, etc. It is used as a raw material for many products, such as starch, high-fructose syrup, glucose, maltodextrin, fibre and gluten products which are used in industries as textile, paper, organic chemicals, paper, textile, phar-maceuticals, etc.

1.1.4 Rice

Rice is a staple food crop. Rice is considered as a complete food due to the absence of nitrogenous substances and fat and lipid (in negligible amount). Oil is processed from rice bran which is used for food and in industries. Rice straw is used to make pottery and glass in combination with other materials. Broken rice is used for

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making flour which is used for different food items; it is also used for distilling and brewing (used to make malt).

1.2 Oil Seed Crops

These crops are cultivated for oil purpose, and oil is extracted from the seeds of these crops. Brassica, castor bean, soybean, linseed, peanut and sunflower are well- known oil seed crops (Table 1.2).

1.2.1 Sunflower

Sunflower is an important oil seed crop and ranks fifth in the world. Seeds of this crop are used for food purpose, while desiccated stalk of sunflower is used for fuel purpose. Earlier, in ancient times, it has been used as an ornamental plant for ceremo-nies (Harter et al. 2004; Muller et al. 2011). This crop is also used for medicinal purposes. It is used for pulmonary afflictions. In addition to all above uses, the part of this crop is also used in textile industry, for making dyes, for face paintings and for other decorative purposes as well. Sunflower is used for manufacturing cosmetics and paints. Oil of sunflower is used for different purposes; it is used for cooking, for salad dressing and for manufacturing of margarine (Kunduraci et al. 2010). Roasted seeds of sunflower are used for making one type of coffee as well. Seed cake which is left after oil extracting is used to feed livestock in some countries of the world. The hulls or shells of sunflower crop are used in lining or coating of plywood, manufac-turing of ethyl alcohol and for growing the yeast. Its stem is also been used as a fuel and as a fertilizer to the soil. Its stem contains phosphorous and potassium which are composts that can be added to the soil as a fertilizer. Sunflower crop is also an impor-tant source of protein for human consumption due to its high nutritious value and deficiency of anti-nutritional factors (Fozia et al. 2008).

1.2.2 Linseed

Linseed is an oil seed crop and a major crop among industrial oil seed crops which are grown in temperate areas of the world. Linseed is important and used in many industrial products due to enrichment of α-linolenic acid (ALA) (18:3cisΔ9,12,15) which cause flax oil to polymerize readily on oxygen. Industrial products in which flax oil is used include varnish and linoleum. Meal which is obtained from pressed seed is used for animal feed. Along with its importance in industrial sector, it is also gaining importance in livestock feed and aqua-feed applications. Industrial require-ment declined after the 1960s due to a shift to acrylic paints and vinyl floor cover-ings, but now there is an improved interest in using biomass derivative feedstock. For human diet, flax seed oil is an important source of α-linolenic acid (ALA). More human health benefits may be provided by additional flax constituents, including fibre and lignans (Czemplik and Szopa 2009; Vaisey-Genser and Morris 2003).

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e 1.

2 C

lass

ifica

tion

of c

omm

only

gro

wn

oils

eed

crop

s in

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a

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onPh

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th

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umn

and

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L.)

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d su

mm

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chis

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ive

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a (B

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ter

SD +

LD

DA

SPSu

nflow

er (

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iant

hus

annu

us L

.)A

ster

acea

e/C

ompo

sita

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ring

and

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P

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on (

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a ca

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stri

s)W

inte

rL

DD

ASP

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(Bra

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L.)

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acea

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fera

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inte

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ASP

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mir

a (E

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sat

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.)B

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cife

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ter

LD

DA

CP

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us L

.)A

ster

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PL

inse

ed (

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um u

sita

tiss

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L.)

Lin

acea

eW

inte

rL

DD

ASP

Cas

tor

bean

(R

icin

us c

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L.)

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mm

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win

ter

LD

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h

Cot

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(Gos

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L.)

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mm

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IDP∗

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be (

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mbe

aby

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ica)

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ut (

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mon

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mon

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a ab

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)C

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ster

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ce: N

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l. (1

994)

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al

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1.2.3 Castor Bean

Castor is an oil seed crop which is important due to its wide range of uses. Traditionally, it is used in medicine and electricity. It is been used since the intro-duction of electricity. Its oil and other plant parts are used for medicinal purposes, mainly used for internal purpose but for some external lesions as well. Oil is used as a basic material for industrial use. It is mostly used for lubrication. Its press cake is not used to feed animal due to its harmful effects. The castor oil also has marketable value for manufacturing lubricants, soap, paints, margarine, plastics, linoleum and inks. It is also used for fertilizer and fuel (miscellaneous fuels) purposes. Castor is also regarded as a valuable feedstock for biodiesel production (Okechukwu et al. 2015; Razzazi et al. 2015). Generally, it is used for ornamental purpose as well.

1.3 Pulses

Pulses are cultivated for their edible seeds or grain, and hence they are also known as grain legumes. They belong to the family Leguminosae. Crops included in this group are mung bean, mash bean, cowpea, pigeon pea, lentil, chickpea, etc. (Table 1.3).

1.3.1 Mung Bean

Mung bean or green gram is grown for its seed. It is also used as green manure and forage and as a sole crop on the fallow land between two growing seasons. Straw and husks from this crop are used to feed cattle.

1.3.2 Cowpea

Cowpea is used for grain, and green pods are used as vegetable. It is also used for fodder, so it is a dual-purpose crop.

1.3.3 Black Gram

Black gram is highly nutritious due to its protein and nutrient content. It is used for a variety of food preparations.

1.3.4 Chickpea

Chickpea is consumed by humans both as a dry crop and as a green vegetable. They can also be used as appetizer or added to salad and desserts to improve its taste.

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e 1.

3 C

lass

ifica

tion

of c

omm

only

gro

wn

puls

e cr

ops

in A

sia

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p/bo

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m L

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ter

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term

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m/m

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bean

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to D

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mon

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cine

max

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n (P

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na

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ter

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bean

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cia

faba

L

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DC

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rhar

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ajan

us

caja

n L

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ring

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sum

mer

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ce: N

azir

et a

l. (1

994)

; Leg

umin

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= F

abac

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long

day

, SD

sho

rt d

ay, D

N d

ay n

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al

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They are also consumed as salted or sugared seeds after boiling or plain seeds. Husks and dried stem of this crop are used to feed animals. Seeds are used to feed animals on domestic level, while straws are only used when they are chopped and mixed with other cereals straws. Chickpea also used to improve fertility level of the soil (agronomic purpose) by nitrogen fixation is done by this crop through the pro-cess of symbiosis.

1.4 Fibre Crops

These crops are mainly grown for their fibre which is used as a raw material in the fibre industry (Table 1.4). Crops included in this group are cotton, jute, sunn hemp and flax. This fibre is used for clothing, rope making and rugs.

1.4.1 Cotton

The distinctiveness and diversity of cotton make sure that the crop’s resilient impor-tance and stability in world markets are well into the twenty-first century. Cotton is mainly used for its fibre which is used in the textile industry for clothing; cotton is not only used for this propose, but it also produced high-grade vegetable oil and cellulose by-products, and the remaining seeds are used as animal rations which are highly protein rich. Cotton which is grown for fibre purpose is mainly of two types: upland cotton. This type of cotton is more adaptable to environmental and growing conditions. The second type or group is known as extra-long staple (ELS), also known as pima or Egyptian cotton. This type depends on the areas where this crop is cultivated with longer growing season. In the United States, this type of cotton is mostly grown in the Western irrigated area (California, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona).

1.4.2 Jute

Jute is one of the best fibres which is used for diversified purposes. It is used for various textile and non-textile applications. Jute is used for covering and packing (packaging textile), whereas cotton is used in fibre texting (for clothing). But both jute and cotton are used for home textile as well (for decorating and furnishing pur-pose). Jute fibre is agro-renewable and biodegradable and is a low-price commodity. It is technically benefited but has some drawbacks as well. Less extensibility of jute is occasionally beneficial and at times harmful too. Jute is used in home textile as furnishing fabrics, shopping bags, decorative fabrics, handicraft items, utility items, etc. It is also used in manufacturing aprons used in kitchen and gardening, carpets and mats. Uses of jute in geotextiles are for canal bank protection, for vegetation control in arid zone, for road construction and soil-saver fabrics for erosion control. Other uses of jute include paper pulp formation from jute for good quality paper

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e 1.

4 C

lass

ifica

tion

of c

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gro

wn

fibre

, sug

ar a

nd m

isce

llane

ous

crop

s cu

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ted

in A

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p/bo

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cal n

ame

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row

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row

th

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keF

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n (G

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pium

hi

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um)

Mal

vace

aeSu

mm

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AO

CP

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C3

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aust

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(C

orch

orus

ca

psul

aris

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us)

Mal

vace

aeSu

mm

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ASP

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af (

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iscu

s ca

nnab

inus

)M

alva

ceae

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mer

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CP

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+

cutti

ngC

3

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l (A

gave

si

sala

na)

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acea

e/A

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ceae

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bs/s

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(C

4)

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p (C

rota

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ncea

)Fa

bace

ae/L

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inos

aeSu

mm

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D +

ID

ASP

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tora

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r cr

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e (S

acch

arum

of

ficin

arum

L.)

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min

eae

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ng +

fa

llSD

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ID

PC

PA

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alC

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stiv

e

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r be

et (

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a vu

lgar

is L

.)C

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podi

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inte

rL

DD

+ I

DA

CP

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alC

3

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crop

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o (N

icot

iana

ta

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m L

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lana

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ngSD

DA

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3E

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(Cam

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a si

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is L

.)T

heac

eae

Sum

mer

SDD

+ I

DP

CP

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al +

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lC

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(Cof

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+ I

DP

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ce: N

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long

day

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N d

ay n

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al

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production and inflexible fibre-resistant composite among thermostat and thermo-plastic polymer/resin matrix.

1.4.2.1 Advantages of JuteJute has high tensile potency, primary modulus, moisture reclaim, good quality sound and heat wadding property, dimensional stability and good dye acceptability.

1.4.2.2 Drawbacks of JuteJute bears comparative roughness, brittleness, ruggedness in feel, broad distinction in fibre length and fineness with branching character, deprived washability and proneness to yellowing when exposed to sunlight.

1.4.3 Flax

Flax is a high-quality fibre due to its good colour and attractive appearance and its handling in fabrics. It is used to make linen and ramie. It is used for oil and fibre. Hemp fibre is more inflexible and resilient as compared to flax. It is used for manu-facturing nets, ropes, carpets, etc.

1.5 Sugar Crops

These crops are mainly grown to extract sugarcane juice for manufacturing sugar. Sugarcane, sugar beet and sweet sorghum are some major sugar crops included in this group (Table 1.4).

1.5.1 Sugarcane

Sugarcane is used for preparation of various industrial products, so it is known as industrial crop. Cane is supplied to the industries where its sugar is used to prepare different products by using different procedures. Its small proportion is used to make things like khandsari and gur on small scale. Fermented and sugar products of sugarcane are very important for manufacturing and preserving products like white sugar, gur, bagasse and molasses. Bagasse and molasses are by-products which are used on industrial scale. Molasses are used in distilleries in the manufacture of ethyl alcohol, citric acid, etc. Bagasse is used as fuel and to manufacture fibreboard papers, plastics, etc. It is also preserved and used to feed livestock. The green part of cane is used to feed cattle. Its residues are the best manures when added to the soil (acidic and alkaline).

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1.5.2 Sweet Sorghum

Sweet sorghum has high sugar content in its stalk. It was first introduced in 1852. It is more susceptible to drought as compared to corn. It is the same species as grain sorghum is. It is mainly grown to produce sorghum syrup, but it can also be used for biofuel purpose. It is a big source of sugar, and its stems are used to prepare various products on industrial scale (Inam-Bamber 1980; Ferraris and Stewart 1979; Cowley and Smith 1972). Its stem is chewed as a snack due to its sweetness and is used to quench thirst while working in a field. Plant material is converted into biofuel by the process of fermentation or gasification. Synthetic gases, charcoal and bio-oil are produced by the pyrolysis of sorghum. Charcoal is used to improve fertility of the soil, while synthetic gases and bio-oil are used as fuel for transportation. It is mainly used to produce sugar from its juice by fermenting. Bagasse is used to feed cattle and to produce heat or electricity. Vinasse (mixture of dead yeast and plant material after fermentation) can be used as a fertilizer.

1.5.3 Sugar Beet

Sugar beet is used to make alcoholic beverages. Seeds of sugar beets are boiled and shredded, and the juice squeezed from these seeds is thick (like honey) and is used to sweeten foods and to make sandwich spread. The by-products that result from the conversion of beets into sugar can be used to feed livestock. These by-products are fibre-rich supplementation. Various ranchers permit grazing in the beet fields throughout the autumn to consume the beet tops as fodder. Betaine and uridine are also secluded from the by-products of sugar beet processing. Other than all the above-mentioned uses, these by-products are also used to manufacture alcohol. They are also used in commercial banking and pharmaceuticals. It also has a great medicinal value and used to treat tumours. The seed boiled in water is used to cure genital tumour. Its juice and many other parts of the plants are used to cure many tumours, leukaemia and forms of cancers such as those affecting breast, gland, intestine, lip, leg, oesophagus, etc. Its juice has also been used for treatment of ulcer.

1.6 Forage Crops

These crops have almost 25% dry matter fibre content and are grown for pasteuriza-tion or making silage, hay, etc. Cereal crops are also known as forage or fodder crops when they are harvested as a whole and used as a feed for animals. These crops are also used for green manuring purpose. These crops belong to the family Poaceae or Fabaceae. Crops included in this group are clovers, berseem and shaftal (Table 1.5).

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5 C

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of c

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wn

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osae

Win

ter

IDA

CP

Seed

C3

Res

tora

tive

Indi

an/s

wee

t cl

over

/sen

gi

(Mel

ilot

us

parv

iflor

a)

Win

ter

IDA

CP

Seed

C3

Res

tora

tive

Alf

alfa

/luce

rne

(Med

icag

o sa

tiva

L

.)

Yea

rly

IDP

CP

Seed

C3

Res

tora

tive

Pers

ian

clov

er/

shaf

tal (

Trif

oliu

m

resu

pina

tum

L.)

Win

ter

D +

ID

AC

PSe

edC

3R

esto

rativ

e

Clu

ster

bea

n/gu

ar

(Cya

mop

sis

tetr

agon

olob

a Ta

ub)

Sum

mer

D +

ID

AC

PSe

edC

3R

esto

rativ

e

Sesb

ania

(Se

sban

ia

mac

roca

rpa

L.)

Sum

mer

IDA

 + P

SP +

 CP

Seed

C3

Res

tora

tive

S. Naz et al.