CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

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Across
  1. 2. The harvest festival of Tamil Nadu
  2. 6. A type of sowing of seeds
  3. 8. They were used to lift water
  4. 9. The process of rearing silkworms on a large scale
  5. 12. Process of separating grain from the harvested crop
  6. 15. The process of loosening and turning of the soil
  7. 16. A tool which is used for removing weeds and for loosening soil
  8. 17. Undesirable plants that grow along with crops
  9. 19. A crop that is grown in winter
  10. 21. The process in which Some of the crops are first grown in the nurseries and then transferred to the main field
  11. 22. A Kharif crop
  12. 23. Large scale storage of food
Down
  1. 1. The process of cutting the crop close to the ground
  2. 3. An age old practice of watering the plants using the lever system
  3. 4. Seeds that are sown during the rainy season
  4. 5. An organic manure made at home
  5. 7. The rhizobium bacteria presents in root nodules of pea plants can fix this from the Atmosphere
  6. 10. Natural substances which are added to the soil to enhance its fertility
  7. 11. The process of supplying water to crops at different intervals
  8. 13. The process of breaking down the larger lumps of soil, and then making them flat
  9. 14. The chemicals that are used to remove weeds
  10. 17. The process of separation of grain from chaff
  11. 18. A plant that is grown in a field on a large scale
  12. 20. An example of fertiliser