Preethi's CBSE Class 10 Geography - Agriculture Part 1
3 crops of paddy are
Aus, Aman and boro grown in Assam, West Bengal and odisha
Maize is used
Both as food and fodder
Largest producer of sugarcane
Brazil India is second
The largest producer of rice in the world
China and India is second
S and B in Venezuela
Conuco
Most oil-seeds are
Edible and used in cooking but some are used as raw materials in making soaps, cosmetics and ointments
Soil for growing tea
Fertile well-drained soil rich in humus and organic matter
Main oil-seeds produced in India
Groundnut, coconut, mustard, castor seeds and linseed
Kharif crops are
Grown with the onset of monsoon and are harvested in Sept-Oct
Major groundnut producing states
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil nadu
Growing of rice crops requires
High temp (above 25 degrees Celsius) high humidity with annual rainfall above 100cm
Pulses largest producer
India and we're also the largest consumer of pulses
India and tea production
Indias the third largest tea producing country after turkey and china
Ragi is rich in
Iron and calcium
S and B in Mexico and central america
Is known as Milpa
What type of crop is maize
It's a Kharif crop but in some states like Bihar it's grown during Rabi season
What kind of crop is castor seed
It's grown as both a Rabi crop and a Kharif crop
Important millets grown in India
Jowar, bajra and ragi
Major ragi producing states are
Karnataka Tamil Nadu Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Major maize producing states
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
What crop is rice
Kharif crop
What type of crop is groundnut?
Kharif crop
What kind of crop is sesamum
Kharif crop in north India and Rabi crop in the south india
Three cropping seasons
Kharif, zaid and Rabi
S and B in Indonesia
Ladang
Major pulse producing states
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,Maharashtra and Karnataka
Grape producing states
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Mango producing states
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Major jowar producing states
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
S and B in Central Africa
Masole
Cherrapunjee is in
Meghalaya
Pineapple producing state
Meghalaya
Orange producing states
Nagpur and cherrapunjee
Major Rabi crop producing states
North and north western parts of India like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Important Kharif crops
Paddy, maize paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, moong, cotton and groundnut
Tur aka
Arhar
Important rice growing states
Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil nadu
Major tea producing states
Assam, hills of Darjeeling and jalpaiguri West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
What rainfall is required by wheat
50-75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed through the growing season
India produces how much of the world vegetables?
About 13%
Groundnut
Accounts for about half of the major oil seeds production in the country
Pulses except arhar
Are leguminous crops so they help restore soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the air. So they're grown in rotation with other crops
Pulses are the major source of
Protein in a vegetarians diet
Major wheat producing states
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan
What crop is wheat
Rabi crop
What kind of crop are linseed and mustard
Rabi crop
Major bajra producing states
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and gujarat
S and B in Vietnam
Ray
S and B in Brazil
Roca
Bajra grows well on
Sandy soils and shallow black soil
Rabi crops are
Sown in winter (Oct-Dec) and are harvested in summer (Apr-June)
Example of plantation agriculture
Tea cultivation
Requirements for growing sugarcane
Temperature between 21 -27 degrees Celsius and annual rainfall between 75-100cm
Type of coffee grown in India
The Arabica variety initially brought from Yemen is produced in India
Sesamum aka
Til
Sugarcane is a
Tropical as well as subtropical crop
Major pulses grown in India
Tur, moong, peas, urad and gram
Litchi and guava producing states
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Major sugarcane producing states
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka Tamil Nadu and Andhra pradesh
Some important Rabi crops
Wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard