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Which crop is associated with ratooning?

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Question

Which crop is associated with ratooning?

Options

  • rice

  • tea

  • jute

  • sugarcane

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Solution

sugarcane

Explanation:

Ratooning is an agricultural practice in sugarcane cultivation where the lower part of the harvested stem is left in the soil to sprout a new crop. This method saves the time, cost, and labour of replanting, although the sugar yield decreases with successive harvests.

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Chapter 12: Agriculture in India Part III - Cash Crops - Exercises [Page 252]

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Austine Vas, Hemant M. Pednekar, Vidhya Malar Geography Our Earth [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 12 Agriculture in India Part III - Cash Crops
Exercises | Q I. 4. | Page 252
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