Agriculture for Everybody: August 2014

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Choosing the Crops (Groupwise) based on Longevity (age)

In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see how to select Crops (Groupwise)based on Longevity (age).
The Data provided below will help the farmers choose the crops based on the duration of the crops. The data has been grouped together for easy understanding.

Short Term Crops a.k.a Short Duration Crops are considered to be less than or equal to 1 Year (<= 1 Year)
Medium Term Crops a.k.a. Medium Duration Crops are considered to be greater than 1 Year and less than or equal to 5 Years (> 1 Year & <= 5 Years)
Long Term Crops a.k.a Long Duration Crops are considered to be greater than 5 Years (> 5 Years)
Unknown Category Crops are waiting for the right slot to be identified and will be removed at a later point of time once the crops is slotted properly.

Note: If there is any discrepancy in my categorization, please let me know.

Cereals

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Rice (94-160 D)
Wheat (85-110 D)

Fibre Crops

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Cotton (165 D)		Agave (8 Y)
Jute (120-140 D)

Flower Crops

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Anthurium	Tuberose (2-3 Y)	Malligai (15-20 Y)
Carnation (1.5 Y)	Crossandra (3 Y)	Mullai (20 Y)
China Aster	Golden Rod (2 Y)	Nerium
Chrysanthemum (6-8 M)	Gerbera (2 Y)	Rose
Cut Chrysanthemum
Cut Rose
Dendrobium Orchid
Gladious
Jathimalli (Pitchi)
Lilium (8-16 W)
Marigold (130-150 D)
Maruvu

Forage Crops

Unknown Category Crops	Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Cumbu Napier	Deenanath Grass (55-60 D)	Fodder Cholam (3 Y)	Soundal/ LEUCAENA
Guinea Grass	Fodder Cholam (60-100 D)
Kolukattai Pullu	Fodder Cowpea (60-65 D)
Kudirai Masal	Fodder Cumbu (45-50 D)
Muyal Masal	Fodder Maize
Veli Masal/ HEDGE LUCERNE

Fruit Crops

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
	Banana (12-15 M)	Acidlime
	Papaya (24-30 M)	Amla
	Pineapple (18-24 M)	Annona
	Strawberry (3 Y)	Apple
		Apricot
		Avocado
		Ber
		Bilimbi
		Bread Fruit
		Carambola
		Durian
		Egg Fruit
		Fig
		Grapes
		Guava
		Jack
		Jamun (50-60 Y)
		Karonda
		Kiwi
		Lemon
		Litchi
		Loquat
		Mandarin Orange
		Mango
		Mangosteen
		Mulberry
		Passion Fruit
		Peach
		Pear
		Persimmon
		Phalsa
		Plum
		Pomegranate
		Rambutan
		Sapota
		Sweet Orange (20 Y)
		West Indian Cherry

Medicinal Crops

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Aloevera (6-7 M)	Digitalis (2 Y)
Aswagandha (150-170 D)	Medicinal Dioscorea (2 Y)
Gloriosa (160-180 D)	Periwinkle
Medicinal Coleus (5-6 M)	Stevia (5 Y)
Medicinal Solanum	Tippili (3 Y)
Phylanthus (80-100 D)
Pyrethrum
Senna

Millets

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Cumbu (75-100 D)
Kudiraivali / Barnyard Millet (75-95 D)
Maize (94-110 D)
Panivaragu / Proso millet (70-75 D)
Ragi / Finger millet (95-120 D)
Samai / Little millet (75-110 D)
Sorghum (90-150 D)
Tenai / Foxtail millet (80-90 D)
Varagu / Kodo millet (120 D)

Oil Seeds

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Castor (120-170 D)
Gingelly / SESAME (70-90 D)
Groundnut (90-130 D)
Niger (80 D)
Safflower (120-125 D)
Sunflower (80-95 D)

Plantation Crops

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
	Betelvine	Tea
		Coffee
		Coconut (60-80)
		Arecanut
		Rubber
		Cashewnut
		Cocoa
		Oilpalm
		Palmyrah (100+)

Pulses

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Blackgram (60-80 D)
Bengalgram (85 D)
Cowpea (55-90 D)
Mochai / Field lablab (105 D)
Garden lablab (100-120 D)
Greengram (56-90 D)
Horsegram (45-60 D)
Redgram (95-180 D)
Soybean (80-100 D)
Swordbean (110-120 D)

Spices

Unknown Category Crops	Short Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Paprika	Coriander (30-40 & 90-110 D)	Allspice
	Fennel (7-8 M)	Cardamom
		Cinnamon
	Fenugreek (20-25 & 90-100 D)	Clove
	Garlic	Nutmeg
	Ginger (8-9)	Pepper
	Mustard	Tamarind
	Turmeric	Vanilla (12-14 Y)

Sugar Crops

Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Sugarbeet (5-6 M)
Sugarcane (10-13 M)
Sweet Sorghum (115-125 D)

Vegetables

Unresolved Category Crops	Short Term Crops	Medium Term Crops	Long Term Crops
Asparagus (15-20 Y)	Amaranth	Annual Moringa (2.5 Y)	Curry Leaf
Basella (6 M)	Ash Gourd (140 D)	Brussels Sprout (3 Y)	Rhubarb (5 Y)
Ceylon Spinach (6 M)	Babycorn (55-65 D	Mint (4 Y)
Chakravathi Keerai	Beetroot (120 D)
Chekurmanis	Bellary Onion (140-150 D)
Chickpea	Bhendi
Coccinia	Bitter Gourd (140-180 D)
Soybean	Bottle Gourd (135 D)
	Brinjal (135-180 D)
	Broadbeans (10-12 M)
	Butter Bean (80-85 D)
	Cabbage (120-150 D)
	Capsicum (150-160 D)
	Carrot (100-120 D)
	Cauliflower
	Celery (4-5 M)
	Chillies
	Chinese Cabbage (4 M)
	Chinese Potato (4-5 M)
	Chow chow
	Cluster Beans (90 D)
	Colocasia (6-8 M)
	Cucumber (80-90 D)
	Dioscorea (9-10 M)
	Elephant Foot Yam (8-9 M)
	French Bean (90-110 D)
	Gherkin (90 D)
	Knol-khol (75 D)
	Lablab (70-75 D)
	Lettuce (2 M)
	Mint (4 Y)
	Musk Melon (120 D)
	Palak (3 M)
	Paprika
	Peas (75 D)
	Potato (120 D)
	Pumpkin (140 D)
	Radish (45-60 D)
	Ribbed Gourd (125 D)
	Small Onion (70-90 D)
	Snake Gourd (135-145 D)
	Sweet Potato (110-120 D)
	Tapioca (9-11 M)
	Tinda (90 D)
	Tomato (135-140 D)
	Turnip (75-90 D)
	Vegetable Cowpea (75-90 D)
	Watermelon (120 D)
	Winged Bean (10-12 M)

Saturday, 2 August 2014

Choosing the Crops (Groupwise) based on Water Needs

As part of our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see how to select the Crops (Groupwise) based on Water Needs.

The Data provided below will help the farmers choose the crops based on the water availability. The data has been grouped together for easy understanding.

Cereals

High Water Requiring

Medium Water Requiring

Low Water Requiring

Rice (1100-1250 mm)

Wheat (450-650 mm)