Crops Flashcards
Rice conditions
Staple food crop India is second largest producer Kharif High humidity 100+ cm rain
Wheat conditions
Second most imp. cereal Main food in north and NW Rabi Cool growing season and bright sunshine during ripening 50-75 cm rain
Jowar conditions
Third most imp. food crop
Rain fed
Moist areas with less irrigation
Bajra conditions
Sandy soils and shallow black soils
Ragi conditions
Dry regions
Red, black, Sandy, loamy and shallow black soils.
Maize conditions
Food and fodder
Kharif
21-27 degrees
Old alluvial soil
Pulses conditions
India is the largest producer and consumer Major source of protein Tur, urad, moong, masur, peas, gram Some Kharif some Rabi Less moisture Leguminous (except arhar) Usually in rotation
Sugarcane conditions
Tropical as well as subtropical Hit and humid climate 75-100 cm rain Variety of soil Needs manual labour India largest after Brazil Sugar, jaggery, khandsari and molasses
Oil seeds conditions
India second largest producer of groundnut after China
Third largest rape seed after Can and Chin
12% of total cropped area
Groundnut, mustard, coconut, sesamum, soya bean, castor seeds, cotton seeds, linseed and sunflower
Groundnut conditions
Kharif
Half of major oilseeds
Linseed and mustard
Ravi
Sesamum conditions
Kharif crop in north and Rabi crop in South
Castor conditions
Both Rabi and Kharif
Tea conditions
Plantation Beverage crop introduced by British Tropical and subtropical climates Deep and fertile well drained soil with humus and organic matter Warm and moist free climate Frequent showers Labour intensive Tea gardens Third largest producer of tea after China and Turkey
Coffee conditions
3.2% of work coffee production
Known for good quality
Arabica quality from Yemen is produced
This variety is in great demand all over the world
