Question

State an important difference between the climatic requirements for growing cotton and jute.

Answer 1

Climatic requirements for growing cotton:

Temperature: ${20}^{\circ }C$ to ${32}^{\circ }C$ and at least 200 frost free days.

Rainfall: Ranging between 50 cm to 75 cm, abundant sunshine is required during ripening period.

Climatic requirement for Jute :

Temperature: ${24}^{\circ }C$ to ${35}^{\circ }C$ a hot climate with 90% relative humidity.

Rainfall: Ranging between 150 cm to 200 cm.