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Major Grains - Coggle Diagram
Major Grains
Rice
Staple food crop, India 2nd Largest producer after China
Kharif Crops, needs temp. >25C,high humidity and annual rainfall >100cm
Grows in plains of N and NE India, coastal areas and deltaic regions
Can also grow in Punjab, Haryana and W UP with canal 💦 and tubewells
Wheat
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Rabi Crop, needs cool growing season and bright sunshine at ripening
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Grows in Ganga-Sutlej Plains, Black Soil region in Deccan
Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar Rajasthan and parts of MP
Millets
Ragi
Rich in Fe, Ca, other micronutrients & roughage
Grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils
Produced in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, HP, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh
Also known as coarse grains, & have high nutritional value
Bajra
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Produced in Rajasthan, UP, Maha, Gujarat, and Haryana
Jowar
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Produced in Maha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & MP
Maize
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Kharif crop, requires temp between 21 C to 27 C and old alluvial soil
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Karnataka, MP, UP, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana
Pulses
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Need less moisture, survive even in dry conditions
Major pulses are tur, urad, moong and masur
MP, UP Maha, Rajasthan and Karnataka
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