Agriculture in India - II: Food Crops

Rice is India's most important crop

Rice is India's most important crop, supporting half the population. It's a tropical/subtropical crop grown in three types: wet/lowland rice in plains

Wheat is a temperate crop grown

Wheat is a temperate crop grown in winter and harvested in March-April. It requires well-drained fertile alluvial soils, temperatures of 10°C-15°C dur

Pulses include gram

Pulses include gram, urad, moong, masur, and arhar, providing essential vegetable proteins to India's large vegetarian population. They are leguminous

Maize is grown both as kharif

Maize is grown both as kharif and rabi crop, serving as food and fodder. It's a tropical crop requiring temperatures of 21°C-27°C and 50-100 cm rainfa

Millets are hardy

Millets are hardy, drought-resistant crops grown in inferior areas where rice and wheat cannot survive. They require 26°C-33°C temperature and 50-120