Q36. Consider the following statements:
1. It is the second most important beverage crops of India.
2. It is indigenous to Abyssinia Plateau.
3. The plant requires hot and humid climate with temperature varying between 15°C and 28°C.
4. It does not tolerate frost, snowfall.
Which of the following crops possess the above characteristics?
Q36. Consider the following statements:
1. It is the second most important beverage crops of India.
2. It is indigenous to Abyssinia Plateau.
3. The plant requires hot and humid climate with temperature varying between 15°C and 28°C.
4. It does not tolerate frost, snowfall.
Which of the following crops possess the above characteristics?
The correct option is B (b) Coffee
It is indigenous to Abyssinia Plateau (Ethiopia) from where it was taken to Arabia. From Arabia, its seeds were brought to India by Baba Budan and were raised in the Baba Budan Hills of Karnataka. British Planters took keen interest in coffee plantations and large coffee estates were established near Chikmagalur (Karnataka), in Mandantody (Wynad), Shevroy and Nilgiri. Currently, there are a number of Coffee gardens in India.
(b) Coffee
It is indigenous to Abyssinia Plateau (Ethiopia) from where it was taken to Arabia. From Arabia, its seeds were brought to India by Baba Budan and were raised in the Baba Budan Hills of Karnataka. British Planters took keen interest in coffee plantations and large coffee estates were established near Chikmagalur (Karnataka), in Mandantody (Wynad), Shevroy and Nilgiri. Currently, there are a number of Coffee gardens in India.
