Maharashtra HSC Crop Science (Vocational) case studies
Maharashtra HSC Crop Science (Vocational) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Crop Science is one of the vocational subjects offered at the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) level by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE). It is designed for Class XI–XII students who want a science-linked, practice-oriented route into agriculture rather than a purely academic one. The Maharashtra HSC Crop Science (Vocational) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,973 words.
1Sodic Soil, a Booked Soybean Seed Lot and a ₹25,000 Budget
Assume you are advising a farmer in Jalna district (Marathwada) who holds 1.2 ha of medium black soil. A soil test reports pH 9.2, EC 0.6 dS/m, organic carbon 0.35%, available N 165 kg/ha, available P2O5 24 kg/ha, available K2O 340 kg/ha and exchangeable sodium percentage 24.
841 words, about 4 min2Interveinal Chlorosis in Drip-Fertigated Tomato
An irrigated tomato crop of 0.8 ha near Sangli is 55 days old and in full flowering, with a target yield of 60 t/ha. The farmer applied 10 t of FYM before transplanting and, through the drip system over the first 50 days, 250 kg MOP, 300 kg SSP and 200 kg urea.
832 words, about 4 min3Drip System Under a Six-Hour Power Window
A farmer in Solapur has 0.4 ha (4,000 m²) of rabi onion under drip. Laterals are laid 1.2 m apart on flat beds, with in-line emitters of 4 litres/hour spaced 0.4 m along each lateral.
786 words, about 4 min4Pink Bollworm Decisions in a Late, Hot Bt Cotton Crop
A 1.6 ha Bt cotton crop in Yavatmal district was sown on 5 June and is now 95 days old, in peak boll formation. Four pheromone traps are installed, and for the last three nights they have caught 11, 13 and 12 moths per trap per night.
814 words, about 4 min5To Store or to Sell: A 20-Tonne Onion Lot in Nashik
A farmer in Niphad taluka (Nashik) harvests 20 tonnes of red onion in the last week of February. The mandi price on the day of harvest is ₹1,200 per quintal, and a trader offers to lift the whole lot at the farm.
700 words, about 4 min