Library Junction

Jhoom  farming is interesting. After harvesting one crop, the land is left as it is for some years.Nothing is grown there.The bamboo or weeds which grow on that land are not pulled out. They are cut and burnt. The ash makes the land fertile. When the [...]

Posted by lekshmi rj • 10 years ago • View comments

India has the largest paddy output in the world and also the second largest exporter of rice in the world.Paddy fields are common sight throughout India, be the northern gangetic  plain or southern peninsular plateau. Paddy is cultivated atleast twic [...]

Posted by lekshmi rj • 10 years ago • View comments

Why the land was not yielding good crops after a few years? Growing the same crops years  after year and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides affect the soil badly that it did not yield good crops.

Posted by lekshmi rj • 10 years ago • View comments