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Please find the table of main crops grown, season, climatic conditions, soil required and distribution

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Crop Temperature and Soil States Main Features


Rainfall
Rice Rice requires high Alluvial, fertile W. Bengal, Uttar Main staple crop;
Kharif temperature above 250C clayey and loamy Pradesh, Andhra second largest
and high rainfall above soil Pradesh, Punjab, producer next to
100 cm. Tamil Nadu, Odisha China
and Bihar
Wheat It requires cool growing Well drained Punjab, Uttar Second important
Rabi season at the time of Alluvial and loamy Pradesh, Haryana, crop of India
ripening. About 50 - 75cm soil and black soil Rajasthan and grown in north
of rainfall is ideal for Madhya Pradesh are and North western
wheat cultivation five leading India; fourth
producers of wheat largest producer
in the country. in the world
Jowar It grows well in It can be grown on Maharashtra, Coarse grain;
Kharif temperature ranging red, grey and Madhya Pradesh, Rich in fiber,
between 270C to 320C. It yellow loamy soil. Karnataka, Andhra calcium and iron
grows in arid and It can also be Pradesh, Tamil
semi-arid regions grown on sandy Nadu, Gujarat and
receiving rainfall under soils. Rajasthan.
45cm
Bajra It requires temperature Red soil, sandy Rajasthan, Gujarat, Same as above
Kharif ranging between 250C to loamy and black Uttar Pradesh,
300C and low rainfall, can soil Punjab and
be grown on regions Haryana.
receiving less than 50cm
of rainfall.
Ragi It requires temperature Red and sandy Karnataka (leading Same as above
Kharif between 200C to 300C. loamy soil and well producer), Tamil
Rainfall: 50-100cm drained alluvial Nadu, Uttarakhand,
rainfall. soil Maharashtra and
Andhra Pradesh.
Maize 21o to 27o C and rainfall - Old alluvial soil Karnataka, Uttar Used as both food
Kharif 60 to 100 cm Pradesh, Bihar, and fodder crop;
Andhra Pradesh, production
Telangana, Madhya increased with
Pradesh HYV seeds,
fertilizers etc.
Pulses Temperature ranging It grows well on Madhya Pradesh, Main source of
Kharif between 200C to 300C and dry light soil. Maharashtra, Uttar protein and grown
rainfall between 50 to Pradesh, Rajasthan as crop rotation as
75cm is required. and Andhra Pradesh they are
leguminous crops
Cotton The cotton plant requires Well drained Maharashtra,
Kharif high temperature ranging alluvial soil and Gujarat, Andhra Requires 6 to 8
between 210C to 270C. clayey black soil Pradesh, Punjab, months to mature;
well distributed rainfall Haryana, Tamil
and 210 frost free days Nadu and Madhya
Pradesh
Jute It requires temperature New alluvial soil West Bengal Known as golden
Kharif ranging between 270C to found in flood (leading producer),fiber; drains soil
340C and annual rainfall plains and deltas Assam, Bihar, nutrients and thus
of 170 to 200cm. of rivers Odisha and Uttar requires renewed
Pradesh alluvial soil. India
is the Second
largest producer
Sugarcane Temperature: Rich well drained Maharashtra,3333 India is the second
Kharif experiencing between 210C alluvial and lava Uttar Pradesh, Tamil largest producer
to 270C soil Nadu, Andhra next to Brazil
Rainfall: 75-150 cm (well Pradesh, Haryana
distributed throughout the
year).
Tea Warm and moist free well drained loamy Assam, West Bengal India is the largest
climate; Rainfall: well soil and forest soil (Darjeeling), Tamil producer
distributed throughout the rich in iron and Nadu, Kerala and
year. porous sub soil (Nilgiri Hills).
Himachal P
Coffee Temperature: 180C to Rich well drained Karnataka, Kerala India grows
280C. friable loamy soil and Tamil Nadu. Arabica variety;
Rainfall: between 125cm on hills and red Indian coffee is
to 200 cm and laterite soil known for its good
quality.
Rubber Temperature: above 250C deep, well drained Kerala, Tamil Nadu, India is the fourth
Rainfall: above200 cm alluvial and Karnataka, Garo largest producer
laterite soils hills of Meghalaya, of rubber in the
Assam, Andaman world
and Nicobar Islands.

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