distribution and human consumption of pulses one state each of North/ East /west /South India?
also highlighting the climatic conditions and soil type
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The following highlights the distribution and human consumption of pulses, along with climatic condition and soil type for Himachal Pradesh in north, West Bengal in East, Rajasthan in West and Tamil Nadu in South.
ZONE - North
STATE - Himachal Pradesh
DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES - Pulses are mainly grown as Kharif crops during June to September.
HUMAN CONSUMPTION OF PULSES - Whole Urad Bean, Mung Bean, Green Grams.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS - Hot and Sub-humid tropical in the southern low tracts, warm and temperate, cool and temperate and cold glacial and alpine in the northern and eastern high elevated mountain ranges.
SOIL TYPE - Red Soil and Black Soil.
ZONE - South
STATE - Tamil Nadu
DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES - Pulses are generally grown as Kharif crops, mixed cropped with bajra.
HUMAN CONSUMPTION OF PULSES - Chick Pea, Pigeon Pea, Mung Bean, Black Gram, Horse Gram.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS - generally tropical and features fairly hot temperatures over the year except during the monsoon seasons
SOIL TYPE - Red Soil, Black Soil, Laterite Soil, Coastal Soil.
ZONE - East
STATE - West Bengal
DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES - Pulses are mainly grown as Kharif crops during June to September.
HUMAN CONSUMPTION OF PULSES - Red Lentils, Chana Pulses, Arhar Pulses, Black Eye Beans, Masoor Beans.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS - varies from tropical savannah in the southern portions to humid subtropical in the north
SOIL TYPE - Old Alluvium Bangar, New Alluvium Khadar, Red Soil.
ZONE - West
STATE - Rajasthan
DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES - Pulses are mainly grown as Kharif crops during June to September.
HUMAN CONSUMPTION OF PULSES - Mung dal, moth dal, Urad, Arhar dal
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS - generally arid or semi-arid and features fairly hot temperatures over the year with extreme temperatures in both summer and winter
SOIL TYPE - Black Soil, Red Soil, Alluvial Soil, Sandy Soil.