Agriculture
17. AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE points to remember : 1. Many plants grow naturally from seeds. When fruits dry, they burst open and the seeds are carried away. Seeds are dispersed by wind, water and animals. They are scattered here and there. Under favourable conditions, the seeds take root and grow. Seeds of banyan and peepul are dispersed through bird droppings. 2. Seeds take roots if they land on fertile soil. Rainwater helps in their growth. Plants thus get nurtured by nature itself. 3. Man observed this natural process and started the cultivation of crops. Man cleared the forests and made agricultural land. Man studied plants and developed the science of agriculture as he needed food for himself. 4. Agriculture for food crops : (1) Staple cereal foods : Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Ragi . (2) Pulses : Bengal gram, (Chana) , Green gram (Moong), Black gram (Udid), Tur or Arhar, Lentil (Masoor), Moth beans (Matki). (3) Oilseeds : G...