TERMS RELATED TO RAINFED AGRICULTURE & WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

🔵IMP. TERMS RELATED TO RAINFED AGRICULTURE & WATERSHED MANAGEMENT🔵

✅The practice of crop production entirely with rainwater received during the crop season in low rainfall (<800mm) areas is called - dry or dryland farming 

✅Extremely dry climate with an annual average precipitation usually less than 250 mm is called - Arid climate 

✅Process of subjecting seeds before sowing to alternate cycle of wetting and drying to induce tolerance to drought is called - Seed hardening.

✅Chemicals which is increased in plants during drought - Proline 

✅Collecting and storage of water on the surface of soil for subsequent use - Water harvesting.

✅ Any material applied to transpiring plant surfaces for reducing water loss 

- Anti-transparent 

✅ Example of Stomatal closing type Anti-transparent - Phenyl Mercuric Acetate 

✅Example of Film forming type Anti-transparent – Mobileaf 

✅Example of Reflectant type Anti-transparent - Kaoline spray 

✅ Example of Growth retardant – Cycocel (CCC)