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No.
Crop
Cropping
ScMon
I T tmptr:IIUI"(' R.•lnrall S(}O Futures •-ca,u,...s Locullon

India is the In Assam, West Bengal

Above 25°C second largcS1 nnd Orissn, three crops of Nonhcrn plni ns, Nonh
Above 100 paddy are grown in a year Eastern States, Coastul
I Rice Khurif and high Alluviol clayey soil. producer of rice
ems known as .. Aus. Aman end and Dcllaic Regions.
humidity in the world after
China. Boro".
Two imponant wheat- Punjab, Haryana. Uuar
50- 75 ems Main food crop
Cool growing growing zones in India arc: Pradesh and parts of
of well Well drained alluvial of the oonh and
2 Wheat Rnbi season and The Gnnga-Sutlcj plains in Mudhya Pradesh nre
dis1ributed soil & Black Soil nonh western
Brighi sunshine the nonhwest and black mnjor wheat producing
rain foll states of India
soil region of Deccan. states.
-
Jowar grows in moist areas
Grown in areas Maharashtra, Kamataka,
i\llillcls and hard ly needs
3 Kharif with high Low rainfall. Less fertile soil. Andhra Pradesh and
(Jmvar) irrigation. Very high
temperature Madhya Pradesh.
nutritional va lue.
I - - -
Jawar. Bojrn ond
Grown in areas: Rajosthan. Uttar Pradesh.
MIiiets L . fi Sandy soil and shallow Ragi. They arc Very high nutritional
Kharif wiLh high ow ram 3 II · black soil. Maharushtra. Gujarat and
(Bnjro) also known as value.
temperature Haryana.
coarse grains.

Kamataka, Tami l Nadu.

Grown in areas Ory regions on red, Himachal Pradesh,
MIiiets Very high nutriLional
Kharif with high Low rainfall. black. sandy loamy & Uttarakha ncl, Sikk im,
(Rni::i) value.
tcmpcmturc shallow black soils. Jhnrklmnd and
Aru nachal Pradesh.
Kamatakn, Unar
Used as both
50cm - 100 Grows well in old a.lluvial Pmdesh, Bihar, Andhra
4 Ma ize Kharif 21°-27°C
CID
- food and fodder
soil. Pradesh, Telangana and
crop.
Madhya Pradesh.
Pulses arc usually Indio is the
Tur (arhar). urad. moong, Madhya Prnclcsh, Ullar
grown in rotation with largest producer
Survive even in Need less masur. peas nnd grom. Pnidcsh, Rajost han,
5 Pulses Rubi other crops. so that the and consumer of
dry conditions. moisture Pulses arc the grcoi source Maharashtra and
soil can regain its lpulses in the of protein. Komatakn.
fertility. world_
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No.
Cn)p Crop1ilng Sel~• I
T•m~nuurc Rtlnf•n Soll FetitUrH
I
Locallon

Uttar Pradesh,
I 21 °-21•c
75cm - lOO
Well drained India is the s..--cond
It is a tropical and
Mabarasbtm,
Kamataka, Tami l
I Sugcrcanc Kharif alluvial soil & lnrges1 producer of
cm subll'Opica I crop. NudLL Andhra Pradesh.
\'aricty of Soil. sugarcane after Brazil.
Bihar. Punjab and
I I
Haryanu.
India was the second Gujamt was the lurgesl
larges1 producer of Oil seeds grown in India producer or grow1dm11
Groundnut -
2 20°-Jo•c 50 cm - 75 cm Red Soil. groundnu1 in 1he word covers 12% of 1he lotal followed by Andhrn
Kharif Crop
after Chinn. cropped area. Pradesh & Tam il
Nudu.
India wns lhc third Oil seeds ore majorly used
Linseed & larges• producer of in cooking purpose. Also,
Musrnrd - Rabi musrnrd seeds in 1J1c used for the produci ion of
Oilseeds
Crops.
Scsamum -
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word after Canada and
Chino.
soap. cosmetics and
ointments.

KharifCrop in
North nnd Rabi
.9:£p in Sou~1h~· -1--~--1---- --1---- - -~1---- - -~ - - ' - l - - ~- - -- - ~ - - - - - - - -
Cos1or - Bo1h '
Rabi & Knrif
.f.rop. -
Assum, Wcsl Bengal,
150 cm -250 Mountain Soil. India is the leading
Tnmi l Nodu. Kcrn lu,
cm. Frequent deep and fcnile . . producer of 1ca in the
. d . Tea 1s a plan1a11on Mcghaluyn, Tripurn.
21 •c 10 showers weII d mmc soi, 1 world. grows wel l in
3 Ten --- 29•c dis1ribu1cd rich in humus
crop.
1ropical and sub1ropical
etc. Darjeeling Is
Beverage crop. famous for the unique
1hrough oul and organic climate.
quality of tcu
the year. matter. production.
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Coffee is a planta1ion
150 cm -250 Hill slopes are cro~. Bevcrag~ crop. India produced 3.2% of the
.tabl r, Indian coffee IS well
cm. Frequenl more sui e or known for i1s good total world coffee
Nilgiris 111 Kamataka,
15°c 10 showers gT0\'1h of 1his production. Coffee was
4 Coffee --- 2s·c distnlmted crop. well
qualil}' lhroughout the
initially introduced on the
Kerala and Tami l
drained world. lni1ially, the Nadu.
1hrough OUI Baba Budnn Hills in
the year. mountain soil. Arabicn \'11rie1y of Kamataka.
coffee was brought
from Yemen.
l:IORT IC ULTURE CROPS
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Crop Cropping SH~11 Ttrnptttitutt R:tlnfall Sell Ft:1UU'ti Fn rnru Locution
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Mango: Mnhurnshtn. Andhra

Pradesh. U1tnr Pradesh. West
Bengal.
IQmngcs: Nagpur and
Chcmpunjcc (Mcgholnyn).
lndin wns the second Banonns: Kcmlo. Mii..ornm.
India produces bo1h 1ropi~I
largest producer or Mnhnmshm1 and Tnmil Nudu.
I FruilS fruilS and \'egctnbles Lichi nnd Gunvn: U1111r
ond 1empcnuc rnu1s.
in 1hc world aflcr Pradesh nncl Bilmr.
Chinn. Pineapples: Meghnluyn.
Gropes: Andhm Pradesh and
Mnlmmshtn.
Apples, Pears. Aprico1s nnd
Walnuts: Jnmmu & Kashmir
ond l-limachal Prudcsh.

India is an imponnnt
Indio produces 13 % of the producer of~.
2 Vegetables worlds vegetables. cnuliflowert onion.
cabbage. 1oma10,
brinjnl ond potato.

NON FOOD CROPS

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rnuurn ft11um I Luullon

Rubber is• plantation crop.

Abo,·c 200 cm. India is the f o u n ~ " · Tamil Nudu.
Rubber is a crop of
la 051 rubber Kumata~n and Andmnnn _&
I Rubber Above 2S°C ~~~'.';'iSI
climate.
equatorial region bul it is
n1so grown tropical and :!i . h Id Nicobar ,slnnds and also ,n
or
P uccr'" 1 e war · 1hc Gnro hil ls Mcghnlnyn.
subtropical regions.

FIBER CRO PS

;;j ,~ ~"'·- j__,._ R 11ln f•II

Ligh1 Roinfoll.
Soll F'taJul'N ftalllr'f f

Mahornslmn, Guj11m1,
210 frost-free Indio wns the second lnrgcst Modhy11 l'mdcsh, K11mot11k11,
lligh
I Collon Khnrif dnys and brigh1 Black Soil. producer of co11on oner Andhm Pradesh. Tamil Nudu,
Tcmpcmtun,.
I
High
_ _.,cgc..
ro_wt
_ h. -+-
sunshine for ilS China.
~ sh.
jPunjab, Haryana and Umir

2 Jure Khnrif
temperature &
humid
.
Well drained
I lea,,y Rainfall. alluvial soil in
Jute is used 10 make gunny
bags, mais, ropes, yam,
l
Jute is also known as West Bcnga.1. Bihar, Assam.
1he 'Golden Fiber'. Orissa ond Mcghnlaya.
the nood plain. carpets. CIC.
climate.