Question

(i) With which crop is ratooning associated?

(ii) What are the types of soil that suit the cultivation of this crop? 

(iii) Why is ratooning practiced?

Answer 1

(i) Sugarcane. 

(ii) Sugarcane grows well on the loams and clayey loams and also on black cotton soil. 

(iii) Ratoon crops have the advantage of maturing earlier. Ratoon crop is the second crop which is attained from the roots left on. So, it saves time and labour of fresh sowing and it cuts the cost of cultivation.