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Agriculture in India - II: Food Crops

ICSE · Class 10 · Geography

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Topics in Agriculture in India - II: Food Crops

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Rice - The Staple Kharif Crop

  • Rice supports half of India's population and is the staple food of northeast and southern India
  • It is both tropical and subtropical crop with about 4,000 varieties grown in India out of 10,000 world varieties
  • Three types: Wet/lowland rice (well-watered plains), Terraced cultivation (hill slopes), Dry/upland rice (hilly regions)
2

Wheat - The Temperate Rabi Crop

  • Wheat is the staple food of north and northwest India, rich in proteins, vitamins, and carbohydrates
  • India is 4th largest producer globally (8.7% of world production) after Russia, USA, and China
  • Two varieties: Normal bread variety (irrigated friable loam) and Macaroni wheat (black soil, high rainfall)
3

Pulses - The Protein-Rich Legumes

  • Pulses provide vegetable proteins to large vegetarian population of India
  • Main pulses: Gram (37% of pulse production), Arhar, Urad, Moong, Masur
  • Leguminous plants with root nodules that fix atmospheric nitrogen, improving soil fertility
4

Maize - The Versatile Fodder Crop

  • Maize is used both as food and fodder, also called corn
  • Tropical crop grown mainly in kharif season, rabi in Tamil Nadu
  • Can be grown from plains to 2500m altitude, well-drained plains preferred

Key Concepts

Rice is India's most important cropWheat is a temperate crop grownPulses include gramMaize is grown both as kharifMillets are hardy

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