Question

"Wheat and rice cultivation in india are fairly different from each other". Support the statement with five suitable examples.

Answer 1

1. Wheat requires lower temperature to grow as it is a rabhi crop, while rice being a krif crop requires high temperature and humidity.
2. Wheat crop is widely cultivated as a cash crop in India because it produces a good yield per unit area compared to rice that grows well in a temperate climate.
3. On average wheat requires 50-70 cm of annual rainfall and rice requires 100cm of annual rainfall
4. Wheat normally needs between 110 and 130 days while rice requires 90- 120 days between sowing and harvest, depending upon climate, seed type, and soil conditions.
5. Wheat is grown mainly in black soil found in Ganga Sutlej plains in the North West India while rice is grown in the north, north east India and other coastal and deltic areas.