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
Horrticulture conditions
India second largest producer of fruits and veggies after China
Tropical as well as temperate
Fruits in India
Mangoes, oranges, bananas, litchi, guava, pineapples, grapes, apples, pears, apricots, walnuts
Veggies in India
Pea, cauliflower, onion, cabbage, tomato, brinjal, potato
Rubber conditions
Equatorial, sometimes tropical and subtropical Moist and humid climate 200+ rain 25+ temp. Fourth largest producer
Fibre crops
Cotton, jute, hemp and natural silk (sericulture)
Cotton conditions
Original home of cotton plant Second largest producer after China Grows well in drier parts of black cotton soil High temp. Light rainfall or irrigation 210 frost free days and bright sunshine Kharif 6-8 months to mature
Jute conditions
Golden fibre
Well-drained fertile soils in flood plains where soils are renewed every year
High temp. required
Making gunny bags, mats, ropes, etc.
Losing market due to synthetics like nylon
