Important Crops of India Food Grains In West Bengal, Punjab, UP In UP, Punjab, Haryana In Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,

Karnataka In Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra In Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, AP In UP, MP, Punjab In UP, Punjab, West Bengal

Rice Wheat Maize Bajra Jowar Total Pulses Total Food Grains

Oilseeds Groundnut Rapeseed & Mustard Soyabean Sunflower Total Oil Seeds In Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh In Rajasthan, UP, Haryana In Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan In Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra In MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan Cash Crops Sugarcane Cotton Jute & Mesta In UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka In Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh In WB, Bihar, Asom

Tea Coffee Rubber Silk

In Asom, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh In Kamalaka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu In Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka In Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh. In India all 4 varieties of silk are available: Mulberry, tussar, eri and muga. Mulberry is the main variety, while tussar is mainly found in Bihar. In Gujaral, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Jhum

Tobacco

Shifting type of cultivation practiced in the hill slopes of Asom, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.

In this, the trees are felled and set on fire. The ash of the burnt trees and the other vegetation adds to the fertility of soil. This land is used for 2-3 years till the soil gets exhausted and the jhum is abandoned. The cultivators then move onto the other patch of forest land.

Known by different names: Ladang (Malaysia), Chengin (Philippines), Milpa (Mexico), Konuko (Venezuela), Masole (Zaire basin), Chena (Sri Lanka). Important Crops of India