Class 9 Science Notes for Session 2023-24 Chapter - 12 Improvement_in_Food_Resources
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Plants which are grown by man on a large scale to obtain food, clothing and other useful
products are called crops.
Based on the season of cultivation, crops are divided into two categories:
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• It is the technique or the skill of selection of the best varieties of crops for various
desirable characters and incorporating those characters into the crops of the next
generation.
Hybridisation
It is the technique of crossing between two genetically dissimilar plants to produce a plant
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of a new variety. The variety produced by using this technique is called a hybrid.
Two ways of cross-breeding during hybridisation are
The new varieties of crops obtained by hybridisation are called high-yielding varieties or
HYV seeds. Production of HYV seeds has led to an increase in agricultural production,
considerably reduced food shortage and generated more income in the agricultural sector.
This is known as the Green Revolution.
Examples of hybrid varieties are
• A gene responsible for desirable characters is transferred from one crop variety to
another crop variety. The crop into which the gene is introduced to obtain the desired
result is called a genetically modified crop (GMO) or transgenic plant.
• Example: BT cotton
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Nutrient Management
• Plants require 16 different nutrients which are obtained by air, water and soil.
Advantages of Manures:
• Increase the water-holding capacity of the soil
• Make the soil porous which facilitates the exchange of gases
• Improve the texture of the soil
• Replenish the general deficiency of nutrients
Fertilisers:
• Fertilisers are nutrient-specific so that they can fulfil the specific requirement of nutrients.
• Fertilisers are costly and prepared in factories.
• Overuse of artificial fertilisers may reduce the fertility of soil. The soil may become
infertile over a period of time.
Organic Farming
• Organic farming is the kind of farming in which crops are grown without using chemical
fertilisers and pesticides.
• There is a maximum input of organic manure or recycled farm wastes.
• Bio-agents such as blue-green algae are used in the preparation of biofertilisers.
• Neem leaves and turmeric are used as pesticides in grain storage.
• Food grown by organic farming is called organic food.
• In recent years, organic farming has increased. This is because of the increased
awareness in people about the safety related to the environment and food.
2. Irrigation
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• In most parts of India, the success of crop yield depends on monsoons and sufficient
rainfall during the growing season. Hence, a poor monsoon causes crop failure.
• Irrigation is the artificial method of supplying water to crops in a field.
• Different kinds of irrigation systems such as wells, canals, river lift system and tanks are
adopted depending on the kinds of water resources available.
• Rainwater harvesting and watershed management are also used. Check dams are built
to increase groundwater levels.
Advantages of Irrigation
Disadvantages of Irrigation
3. Cropping Patterns
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• Wild and undesirable plants which grow in crop fields and compete with the crops for
space, soil, nutrients, water and sunlight are called weeds.
• Some examples of weeds are Xanthium (gokhroo), Parthenium (gajar ghas) and
Cyperinus rotundus (motha).
• Weeding is the process of removal of weeds.
Weeds are removed by various methods:
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Disadvantages of Weeds
2. Pest Control
• Almost all crops are affected by insects, mites, small animals, birds and rats. Such
harmful organisms are called pests.
• Pests reduce crop production by cutting roots, sucking cell sap or damaging stems and fruits.
• Some pests are aphids, grasshoppers and borers.
• Common diseases related to pests: Late blight of potato, root rot, rust and smut of
wheat, gall or tumour
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• Pests can be controlled by spraying pesticides and insecticides such as Bordeaux mixture
and BHC.
• Animals which control pests are reared and released in the farm.
• Example: Adults and larvae of ladybird beetles feed on aphids and their eggs.
Disadvantages of Pesticides
• Destroy friendly insects along with pests
• Causes environmental pollution
• Affects nutritional quality of crops
• Animals eating such crops also get affected
Storage of Grain
Harvested crops are stored until they are sold in the market.
Sometimes, rodents, fungi, mites, bacteria and even moisture and temperature changes
damage stored grains. To avoid this, special precautions are taken while storing grains.
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Animal Husbandry
1. Cattle Farming
• The breeding of wild animals for specific purposes is called domestication, and such
animals are called domestic animals.
• Animal husbandry is the branch of biology which deals with feeding, shelter, caring and
breeding of domesticated animals.
Draught Breeds • They are primarily used for drawing bullock carts,
ploughing land and transport of materials.
• The milk yield is very low.
• The meat is tough.
Diseases in Cattle
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• Poultry is the raising of chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for meat and eggs.
• The egg-laying chickens are called eggers or layers.
• Rhode Island leghorns and white leghorns are good layers.
• The chickens reared for obtaining meat are called broilers.
• The following breeds are found in Indian poultry:
✓ Indigenous breed: Aseel
✓ Exotic breeds: White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red
New varieties of fowls are developed for the following desirable traits:
Poultry Care
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Poultry Diseases
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Fungal Aspergillosis
diseases
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• Marine fish reared in pisciculture are Pomfret, Bombay duck, snapper and mackerel.
Inland Fisheries
• Fish reservoirs such as canals, ponds, rivers, estuaries and lagoons are used for fisheries.
• The fish yield is not so high.
• Fishing is also done in paddy fields.
• In this system, local and imported species of fish, usually 5–6, are used in a single pond.
• This is done to avoid any competition for food and space.
• Some of the fish cultured by using inland fishery techniques are Rohu, Catla, Mrigal and Tilapia.
Purpose of Fish Production
• Fish is an important source of human food. It is highly proteinaceous.
• Shark liver oil and cod liver oil are rich in vitamins A and D.
Beekeeping
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Italian bees
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Important Questions
➢ Multiple Choice Questions:
1. How much increase in cultivable land occurred in India from 1952 to 2010?
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 35%
(d) 40%
2. How many nutrients are essential for plants?
(a) 16
(b) 20
(c) 26
(d) 36
3. Which one of the following species of the honey bee is an Italian species?
(a) Apis cerana indica
(b) Apis dorsata
(c) Apis florae
(d) Apis mellifera
4. How many micronutrients are required by plants?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 7
(d) 12
5. Which of the following are Indian cattle?
(i) Bos indicus
(ii) Bos domestica
(iii) Bos bubalis
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
6. The hybrid breed of buffalo yielding maximum milk is:
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(a) Jamunapari
(b) Murrah
(c) Sahiwal
(d) Barbary
7. This breed of cow gives more milk:
(a) Bhadawari
(b) Jaffrabadi
(c) Murrah
(d) Sahiwal
8. This hybrid breed of the hen has the world record of laying maximum eggs:
(a) White leghorn
(b) Minorca
(c) Karaknath
(d) Vasra
9. Which goat is known as the queen of milk?
(a) Barbary
(b) Jamunapari
(c) Sannen
(d) Bikaneri
10. Which one of the following nutrients is not available in common fertilizers?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Phosphorus
(c) Iron
(d) Potassium
➢ Very Short Question:
1. What is the advantage of selecting seeds of crops with wider adaptability for agriculture?
2. Name the type of nutrient that we get from mustard seeds and linseed.
3. Mention any two abiotic factors that affect crop production.
4. Students were asked to select one that is not a source of starch amongst the following rice,
wheat, sunflower seeds, and potato tuber.
5. Improved varieties can be produced in both animals and plants. How?
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environmental conditions.
2. Answer: Mustard seeds and linseed are oilseed crops that provide fats.
3. Answer: Drought, salinity, waterlogging, heat, cold and frost are the abiotic factors that
affect crop production.
4. Answer: Sunflower seeds are not a source of starch. They are a source of fats.
5. Answer: Improved varieties can be produced in both animals and plants by hybridization and
genetic modification.
6. Answer: Protein containing Rabi crops are gram and peas.
7. Answer: Wheat and rice provide energy.
8. Answer: Turmeric and leaves of Neem plant are used as biopesticide in organic farming.
9. Answer: Vitamin A and K are the vitamins that are added in the poultry feed.
10.Answer: The major nutrient which we get from fish is protein.
➢ Short Answer:
1. Answer: Fishes like mullets, bhetki, pearl spots and prawns are of high economic value.
2. Answer: Shellfish include prawns, mussels and oysters.
3. Answer: The two desirable traits for variety improvement in poultry farming are:
• number and quality of chicks;
• dwarf broiler parent for commercial chick production.
4. Answer: Crossbreeding between the indigenous and exotic breeds is commonly used for
improving cattle breeds. This is done as it helps to incorporate the desirable qualities like a
long lactation period of exotic breeds with the disease resistance of indigenous breeds in
the progeny.
5. Answer: Sahiwal is an indigenous breed of cow whereas Jersey is the exotic breed of cow.
6. Answer: The food requirements of dairy animals are of two types:
• Maintenance requirement, which is the food required to support the animal to live a
healthy life.
• Milk producing a requirement, which is the type of food required during the lactation
period.
7. Answer: Mixed cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the
same piece of land. For example, wheat and gram, or wheat and mustard, or groundnut and
sunflower. It helps the farmer as it reduces the risk and gives some insurance against the
failure of one of the crops.
8. Answer: Fertilizers are more advantageous than manure as:
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• Fertilizers are nutrient specific and provide the specific nutrients like N, P, K to the soil.
• They are not bulky, so are easier to transport.
➢ Long Answer:
1. Answer: Indian agriculture is mainly dependent on the monsoons. The irregular or scarcity
of rainfall often results in crop failure. To overcome the problem, different types of
irrigation systems are in practice in India for the supply of water in agricultural fields. Wells,
canals, river lift systems, tanks, etc. are used for irrigation. Some new initiatives like
rainwater harvesting and watershed management are being used.
For this small check-dams are constructed to stop the rainwater from flowing and lead to an
increase in groundwater levels. The different types of irrigation systems are:
• Wells: There are two types of wells – dug wells and tube wells. In a dug well, water is
collected from water-bearing strata. Tube wells can tap water from the deeper strata.
From these wells, water is lifted by pumps for irrigation.
• Canals: In this system canals receive water from one or more reservoirs or from rivers.
The main canal is divided into branch canals having further distributed to irrigate
fields.
• River Lift Systems: In this system, water is directly drawn from the rivers for
supplementing irrigation in areas close to rivers.
• Tanks: These are small storage reservoirs, which intercept and store the run-off of
smaller catchment areas.
2. Answer:
A combination of five or six fish species is used in a single fish pond in the composite fish
culture system. The selected species do not compete for food among them as they have
different types of food habits.
The types of fishes used are:
Callas are surface feeders, Rohus feed in the middle-zone of the pond, Mrigals, and
Common Carps are bottom feeders, and Grass Carps feed on the weeds. As a result, the
food available in all the parts of the pond is used.
Advantages of Composite fish culture:
• The species of fishes in the pond utilize all the food available in the pond.
• The species do not compete with each other for food as they have different food
habits.
• The yield of fish is increased by such a culture system.
The disadvantage of Composite fish culture:
A major problem in fish farming is the lack of availability of good quality fish seeds.
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3. Answer:
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