Introduction to Major Field Crops

Cropping System

Crop is generally grown as pure crop in irrigated condition and in conserved soil moisture. The crop can also be grown after kharif crop if adequate moisture is available. The cropping sequences generally followed are sorghum-mustard, maize-mustard, pearl miller-mustard, green gram/cow pea/black gram -mustard,cluster bean -mustard,soybean- mustard,rice-mustard and jute-rapeseed. Profitable intercropping systems are mustard + chickpea,mustard + barley,mustard + potato,mustard + lentil and mustard+ wheat.