• Poonam Bharti

Cropping pattern means the proportions of area under various crops at a point of time. A change in the cropping pattern means a change in the proportion of area under different crops. Cropping pattern express the share of different crops in farmer's total cultivated area in an agricultural year. It is an important indicator of farmer's decision-making ability which witnesses dynamism over space and time in response to the change in physical and socio-economic factors. Cropping pattern must ensure the greatest efficiency of man, fertilizers, irrigation and other inputs. It is dynamic concept as no cropping pattern can be suitable for all times to come. A successful cropping pattern implies the most efficient use of arable land, consequent upon application of water resources, bio-chemical inputs and the like. In addition, it must offer the cultivators the possibility to maximize agricultural productivity per unit area per unit of time. A cropping pattern is determined by the interaction of physical and socio-economic factors over a period of time. No cropping pattern can be good for all times to come. But there is often a tendency for the cropping pattern to stabilize over a period of time in different agro-climatically homogeneous farming area. The main aim of the present paper is to reveal the cropping pattern and changes in Punjab-Haryana Plains during 1991 to 2011.

Cropping pattern, tractorization, chemical fertilizers, geo-climatic factors

"Cropping Pattern and their Changes in Punjab-Haryana Plains: 1991-2011", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.1580-1586, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902E26.pdf

"Cropping Pattern and their Changes in Punjab-Haryana Plains: 1991-2011", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp1580-1586, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902E26.pdf