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What are the various methods of cultivating sugarcane in India?
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Methods
of sugar cultivation followed in India are:
Transplanting
techniques: Seedlings are primarily raised in nursery from single bud set.
Ring
pit method: In the pit method, the crops are raised in pits at the spacing of
180 cm between rows and 150 cm between individual pits in a row. The pits are
dug using specially designed tractor drawn power tillers.
FIRB stands for Furrow Irrigated Raised Bed. Crops like wheat and mustard are grown
along with sugarcane in between them so as to manage water.
Methods of sugar cultivation followed in India are:
Transplanting techniques: Seedlings are primarily raised in nursery from single bud set.
Ring pit method: In the pit method, the crops are raised in pits at the spacing of 180 cm between rows and 150 cm between individual pits in a row. The pits are dug using specially designed tractor drawn power tillers.
FIRB stands for Furrow Irrigated Raised Bed. Crops like wheat and mustard are grown along with sugarcane in between them so as to manage water.
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