NEED OF THE TIME CROP ROTATION

Punjab and Haryana have traditionally been the Serving Bowls o! the "hole nation
and even !orei#n $ountrie% !or &illion% o! e&'ty %to&a$h% "ith the Divine Foodgrains
Wheat & Rice.
(reen revolution in the )*+, "ith the introdu$tion o! hi#h yield varitie% a% envi%ioned by
Dr- M- .- ."a&inathan $ould not have been 'o%%ible i! the hard "or/in# !ar&er% o!
Punjab 0 Haryana have not lent their hand% to it- The throne o! &a1i&u& !ood #rain%
'rodu$tion had al"ay% rotated bet"een the%e t"o %tate% !or al&o%t 2 de$ade%- 3ut "hat
/ee'% the on$e Heroes of Green Revolution %o lo" in today4% %$enario i% not only the !a$t
that the !ield area% have %hrun/ but al%o the overde'enden$e o! our !ar&er% on ju%t t"o
$ro'% 5heat 0 Ri$e- The t"o $ro'% "hi$h #ave the& %&ile% "ere not enou#h to /ee'
that %&ile #oin#-
A$tually the overde'enden$e on the $y$le o! 5heat and Ri$e /e't %u$/in# out the
nutrient% 6o! the %oil7 and "ater 6 a% Paddy i% re#arded a% a Thirsty ro!7- The re&edy to
the !ir%t 'roble& "a% !ound out by the e1$e%%ive u%e o! $he&i$al% to rejuvenate the %oil
nutrient% "rtificially- 3ut ho" $an Arti!i$iality re'la$e Nature- .o8 a!ter %o&e ti&e8 the
earth %tarted #ivin# red %i#nal% "ith de'letin# #round"ater level9table 6Parti$ularly in
Punjab and Haryana: the t"o 'ioneer %tate% !or (reen revolution7- A% re#ard% the %e$ond
'roble&8 "e /e't on di##in# bore"ell%9%ub&er%ible% but the "ater level /e't on
de'letin# !urther 6 I "onder one day "e &i#ht end u' di##in# till the $entre o! the earth-7
.en%in# a &ajor 'roble& !ro& all the%e indi$ation% the %$ienti%t% are no" e&'ha%i;in#
over the need !or the $ro' rotation and diver%i!i$ation !ro& %ta'le $ro'% to $o&&er$ial
$ro'% that the nutrient value a% "ell a% the #round "ater level o! %oil &ay be boo%ted u'-
3ut "hat "e need !or thi% i% a &ultidi%$i'linary a''roa$h- 5e $an4t ur#e u'on a !ar&er to
leave the $ro'% heha% been 'rodu$in# !or year%8 ju%t by #ivin# le$ture% in %e&inar%8 but
only by lurin# the& "ith %o&e !reebie%- .o&e o! the& $ould be < better &ar/etin# o! the
'rodu$e8 relatively hi#her 'ri$e%8 'rovidin# hi#h:yield varietie% o! %eed% at the door%te'%
o! !ar&er% and la%t but not the lea%t ea%ier !inan$e availability- .$ienti%t %hould do &ore
re%ear$h in develo'in# di%ea%e re%i%tant hi#h yieldin# varitie% o! other $r'