CROP PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

After the crop selection there is management of crop production is required for better yield.

In crop production management there are 3 main things have to done :-

1. Nutrition management
2. Irrigation
3. Cropping pattern.

Nutrition management

• Plants also required nutrients for growth and these nutrients are supplied to the plant from air water and soil.
• There are mainly 13 nutrients which are essential for plants.
• Plants take carbon and oxygen from air and hydrogen from water.
• Plants take 13 minerals from soil.
• There are two types of minerals which plants obtained from soil:-

1. Macronutrients:- The nutrients which required in more quantity for plants are called macronutrients. 
• eg:- nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulphur are 6 macronutrients.
2. Micronutrients:- The nutrients which required in less quantity for plants are called micronutrients.
• eg:-iron, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum and chlorine are 7 micronutrients.