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Agriculture
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Crop |
Soil |
Climate |
Distribution . |
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Rice – – Maize – |
– – Black soil – – |
– – – – Moist and humid rainfall >200 cm temperature >25 degree. |
– – Hills of Daijeeling, Tamil Nadu, Kerala – – |
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Crop |
Soil |
Climate |
Distribution |
|
1. Rice |
Alluvial soils with clayey subsoil. |
Temperature: High above 25°C; High humidity. Rainfall: Above 100 cm. |
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab. |
|
2. Cotton |
Light, well drained Alluvial soil, Black cotton soil. |
Temperature: 21°C to 27°C, 210 frost free days. Rainfall: 50-80 cm. |
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. |
|
3. Coffee |
Loamy soil with humus on well drained hills. Red and laterite soil. |
Temperature: 18°C to 28°C. Rainfall: 125 to 200 cm. |
Hills of Daijeeling, Tamil nadu, Kerala. |
|
4. Maize |
Nitrogen-rich loamy soil. |
Temperature: 21°C to 27°C; cannot stand frost at any stage. Rainfall: 50 cm to 100 cm. Sunshine promotes growth. |
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab. |
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5. Rubber |
Deep, alluvial soil with good drainage. |
Moist and humid rainfall.. Temperature: More than 25 degree. |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. |
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