enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Bigha - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigha

    The bigha or beegah (Persian: بیگھا, Hindi: बीघा) is a traditional unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in northern & eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal. There is no "standard" size of bigha and it varies considerably from place to place. [1]

  3. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_units_of_measurement

    In Hindi 5 Seer = Panch (5) Seer, or Paseri for short 1 Daseri = 2 Pasri = 10 Seer In Hindi 10 Seer = Das (10) Seer, or Daseri for short 1 Maund (maan or man[मण]) = 4 Daseri = 8 Pasri = 40 Seer Rice and Grains Volume Measures. Grains were not weighed. Special hour-glass shaped measure were used to determine the volume. Smallest unit = 1 Nilve

  4. Agricultural productivity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_productivity

    This measure of agricultural productivity was established to remedy the shortcomings of the partial measures of productivity; notably that it is often hard to identify the factors cause them to change. Changes in TFP are usually attributed to technological improvements. [3] Agricultural productivity is an important component of food security. [4]

  5. Crop yield - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_yield

    In agriculture, the yield is a measurement of the amount of a crop grown, or product such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land. The seed ratio is another way of calculating yields. Cereal yield in tons per hectare and kilograms of nitrogenous fertilizer applied per hectare of cropland.

  6. History of measurement systems in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_measurement...

    The history of measurement systems in India begins in early Indus Valley civilisation with the earliest surviving samples dated to the 3rd millennium BCE. [1] Since early times the adoption of standard weights and measures has reflected in the country's architectural , folk , and metallurgical artifacts . [ 1 ]

  7. Measurement of land in Punjab - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_of_land_in_Punjab

    A commonly used land measurement unit in Punjab is karam or square karam. [3] Other units include the Sarsai and units listed. [4] This the current system of measurement of farm land. All Units. 1 karam × 1 karam = 1 sq. karam 5.5 feet × 5.5 feet = 30.25 sq. feet 30.25 square feet = 1 Sarsai 9 Sarsai (sq. Karam) = 1 Marla (272.25 sq. feet)

  8. Glossary of agriculture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_agriculture

    A standard measure, based on feed requirements, used to combine various classes of livestock according to size, weight, age, and intended use. On federal lands in the United States, one animal unit represents one mature cow, bull, steer, heifer, horse, or mule, or five sheep or goats, all over six months of age. [3] animal-free agriculture

  9. Agriculture in ancient Tamil country - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_ancient...

    During the Sangam age, 700 BCE – 100 CE, agriculture was the main vocation of the Tamil. [1] It was considered a necessity for life, and hence was treated as the foremost among all occupations. The farmers or the Ulavar were placed right at the top of the social classification. As they were the producers of food grains, they lived with self ...