Glossary
Farm words in English and Punjabi, explained simply.
25 words
C
- Certified seedਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਤ ਬੀਜ
- Seed tested and certified for purity and germination.
- Crop residueਫ਼ਸਲੀ ਰਹਿੰਦ-ਖੂੰਹਦ
- Straw and stubble left after harvest.
- Crop rotationਫ਼ਸਲੀ ਚੱਕਰ
- Growing different crops in sequence on the same field.
D
- Direct seeded riceਝੋਨੇ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਬਿਜਾਈ
- Sowing paddy seed directly in the field instead of transplanting.
- Drip irrigationਤੁਪਕਾ ਸਿੰਚਾਈ
- Watering plants drop by drop at the roots through pipes.
E
- Economic thresholdਆਰਥਿਕ ਕਗਾਰ
- The pest level at which control becomes worth its cost.
F
- Fungicideਉੱਲੀਨਾਸ਼ਕ
- A chemical used to control fungal diseases.
H
- Harvestingਵਾਢੀ
- Cutting and collecting a mature crop.
- Herbicideਨਦੀਨਨਾਸ਼ਕ
- A chemical used to control weeds.
I
- Insecticideਕੀਟਨਾਸ਼ਕ
- A chemical used to control insect pests.
- Integrated Pest Managementਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਟ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ
- Combining methods to keep pests below damaging levels, using pesticides only when needed.
- Irrigationਸਿੰਚਾਈ
- Supplying water to crops.
K
- Kharifਸਾਉਣੀ
- Crops sown at the start of the monsoon and harvested in autumn, such as paddy.
L
- Laser land levellingਲੇਜ਼ਰ ਕਰਾਹਾ
- Levelling a field precisely with a laser-guided scraper.
M
- Mulchingਮਲਚਿੰਗ
- Covering the soil surface to save moisture and suppress weeds.
N
- Nitrogenਨਾਈਟ੍ਰੋਜਨ
- A major plant nutrient for leaf and stem growth.
O
- Organic carbonਜੈਵਿਕ ਕਾਰਬਨ
- A measure of organic matter in the soil.
P
- Package of Practicesਖੇਤੀ ਸਿਫ਼ਾਰਸ਼ਾਂ
- PAU's yearly book of recommended practices for each crop.
R
- Rabiਹਾੜ੍ਹੀ
- Crops sown in autumn and harvested in spring, such as wheat.
S
- Seed rateਬੀਜ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ
- The amount of seed sown per acre.
- Seed treatmentਬੀਜ ਦੀ ਸੋਧ
- Treating seed before sowing to protect it from pests and diseases.
- Soil testingਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਪਰਖ
- Laboratory testing of soil to find its nutrient status.
T
- Threshingਗਹਾਈ
- Separating grain from the straw and chaff.
- Tilleringਬੂਝਾ ਮਾਰਨਾ
- The stage when a cereal plant produces side shoots.
U
- Ureaਯੂਰੀਆ
- A common fertiliser that supplies nitrogen.