The crop that requires more irrigation is __________.

wheat

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rice

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maize

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jowar

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Solution

The correct option is A rice
It is the staple food crop of a majority of the people in India. Our country is the second largest producer of rice in the world after China. It is a kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm. In the areas of less rainfall, it grows with the help of irrigation.

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