Question

Cotton is mostly grown in Up,maharastra ,Gujarat, Rajasthan, etc but not in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.why?

Answer 1

"Cotton is produced in more than 12 states in India and among all states, Gujarat is the largest cotton producing state in India with a production of 125 Lakh Bales. 

Answer 2

Cotton actually requires$\textbf{ black}$ $\textbf{soil}$.

Which is available in regions of Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP and so on.

This also requires high temperature, which is not available in J&K region.