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REAPING DIVERSITY

DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL SECTORS

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1.HORTICULTURE

Scientific cultivation of fruits and vegetables.

Indigenous and exotic varieties like Litchi, Rumbutan, Durians are cultivated.

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2. CUNICULTURE

  • Scientific way of rearing of rabbits.

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  • Varieties like,

Ankora {For meat}

Grey giant

White giant are reared for meat.

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3. SERICULTURE

  • Rearing of silkworm for the production of natural silk.

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  • Varieties like

Muga silkworm

Tussar silkworm

Mulberry silkworm are cultivated

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4. PISCICULTURE

  • Rearing of fish in natural water bodies.
  • Artificial ponds, paddy fields are commonly used for pisciculture
  • Varieties like

Pearl spot

Rohu

Catla are cultivated for meat.

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Indian major carps (IMC)

Ornamental fishes

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SELF APPRAISAL

Fill in the blanks

1. Production of natural silk in large scale is known as………………

SERICULTURE

2. Pearl spot, catla, rohu are the varieties

of…………….

FISHES

3. Scientific way of rearing rabbits are called………..

CUNICULTURE

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TRUE OR FALSE

1.The given picture contain the idea of sericulture

TRUE

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FALSE

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2.Grey giant, white giant are the varieties of fishes

TRUE

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FALSE

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