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RNI. MAHMUL02937/2010/35848 SOCIAL GROWTH Half yearly Research Journal ISSN 2229-6190 Vol. I, Issue : III, Nov. 2011 to April 2012 and its position is identified in central part in study area. While fruits and vegetables is identified as second ranking crop in Mahabaleshwar tahsil in study area. Third Ranking In third ranking crops number have increased than earlier ranking crops in number. These six crops are, namely, fodder crops, jowar, groundnut, rice, sugarcane and fruits and vegetables. Among these crops fodder crops is dominant crop in this ranking. It is cultivated in three tahsils on 28939 hectares. These tahsils are Satara, Phaltan and Karad. Phaltan tahsil is located in northeast part in study area while Satara tahsil is located in central part.Karad tahsil is located in south part in study region. Jowar is identified as third ranking crop in Man tahsil covering 25374 hectares. Man tahsil is located in east part in study area. Groundnut is identified as third ranking crop in Wai and Patan on 13108 hectares. Rice is ranked as third in Mahabaleshwar and Jaoli tahsils covering 9710 hectares area. One identical rice patch is visible in west part. In this area hilly topography is present. Sugarcane has been ranked as third crop only in Koregaon tahsils lying in central part of study area. This crop practiced on 7008 hectares area in Koregaon tahsil. Fruits and vegetables have ranked as third in two tahsils covering 6658 hectares. Two patches of fruits and vegetables have seen in study area. One patch is found in southeast and another patch in north parts in study area. Fourth Ranking The fourth ranking crops present relatively increasing number of crops than earlier ranking. Seven crops have identified in fourth ranking crop. These seven crops are, namely, sugarcane, groundnut, wheat, bajra, kidneybean, jowar and fodder crops. Among these seven crops, sugarcane is cultivated in two tahsils in study region. Groundnut is identified as fourth ranking crop in Jaoli and Karad tahsils occupying 11588 hectare areas. In three tahsils, wheat has been identified as fourth ranking (13.23 percent) in study region. These tahsils are, namely, Mahabaleshwar, Phaltan and Khatav lying west, northeast and southeast parts in study region. Bajra is ranked as fourth in Koregaon tahsil covering 5937 hectares. Here bajra is cultivated on coarse shallow soil. Kidneybean have been ranked as fourth crop in Man tahsil covering 5275 hectares. Jowar is identified as fourth ranking crop in Patan tahsil. Fodder crop has been ranked as fourth ranking in 49
RNI. MAHMUL02937/2010/35848 SOCIAL GROWTH Half yearly Research Journal ISSN 2229-6190 Vol. I, Issue : III, Nov. 2011 to April 2012 Khandala tahsil lying in north part in study area (1493 hectares). Fifth Ranking Six crops have entered in fifth ranking in Satara district (Table-5.6). These crops are, namely, rice, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables, wheat, groundnut and jowar. Rice holds rank fifth in three tahsil (27.27 percent). The distribution of rice in study area is found in one continuous patch consisting of Wai, Satara and Karad lying on foothill of western side of Sahyadri ranges. Rice covers 11334 hectares area in these tahsils. Sugarcane is found as fifth in three tahsils on 9001 hectares (30.73 percent). These tahsils are, namely, Phaltan, Khatav and Patan in study region.Fruits and vegetables stand as fifth rank in Man tahsil covering 3349 hectares (11.43 percent). Wheat ranks as fifth crop in two tahsils on 2938 hectares (10.03 percent) in Jaoli and Khandala. Groundnut ranks fifth in Koregaon tahsil lying central part in study area. Groundnut is practiced on 2424 hectare area in Koregaon tahsil. Jowar is found as fifth ranking crop in Mahabaleshwar tahsil. Area under jowar in this tahsil is only 243 hectares. Due to heavy rainfall and hilly topography less cultivation of jowar practiced in Mahabaleshwar tahsil. Sixth Ranking There are five crops which emerged as sixth rank in Satara district. These crops are fruits and vegetables, wheat, rice, gram and kidneybean. Among these crops, fruits and vegetables are principle crops found higher coverage on 4079 hectares (26.39 percent) in Jaoli, Koregaon and Karad tahsils. Wheat occupies sixth ranking crop in three tahsils consisting of two patches. One patch is located in eastern part in Man tahsil. While other patch is located in central and west parts in Satara and Patan tahsils. This crop is cultivated on 3838 hectares. Rice is cultivated on 3775 hectares and it occupies sixth rank in two tahsils forming one continuous patch lying north in study area. This patch is identified in Khandala and Phaltan tahsils. Gram rank sixth position in two tahsils practiced on 3139 hectars in study area. The cultivation of gram is spreaded in one patch lying in northwestern hilly part. This patch is located in Mahabaleshwar and Wai tahsils. Kidneybean has ranked as sixth in Khatav tahsil located in southeast part in study area. Area under kidneybean is 634 hectares in Khatav tahsil accounting 4.10 percent under sixth ranking crop. Seventh Ranking There are four crops in this ranking. These crops are, namely, gram, fodder crop, wheat and sugarcane. Among these crops, gram stands first in study region. The distribution 50
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