AGRICULTURAL FOOD CROPS
RICE
It is a KHARIF crop.
Rice needs more water, that is
above 100 cm of rainfall.
It grows well in alluvial and clayey
soil.
It requires high temperature
(above 25°C )
PLACES: Punjab, Haryana, Western
Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajastan.
WHEAT
It is a RABI crop.
Wheat needs less water, that is 50 –
75 cm of rainfall.
It grows well in clayey or loamy soil
and black soil region.
It requires a cool growing season (20
°C - 25 °C)
PLACES: Punjab, Haryana,
UttarPradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,
Rajastan.
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