Question

Make a comparative table between two states – ‘Punjab and Andhra Pradesh’ on the basis of-Availability of soil, types of farming, Agricultural Production of food crops, Non- food crops, Status of Horticulture etc. and show these basis on Map also.

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Explanation:PUNJAB

• AVAILABILITY OF SOIL =  soils are mostly sandy to loamy fine sand with brown to yellow brown colour,contains large amounts of soluble salts and lime with pH ranging 8.0 to 8.5. ... The presence of Phosphate and Nitrate make the desert soils fertile and productive under water supply.
• TYPES OF FARMING=The soil of central Punjab ranges from sandy loam to clayey with pH value from 7.8 to 8.5 making alkalinity and salinity problematic for this place. The alluvial soil of this zone can be widely described as arid and brown soil or tropical arid brown soil. The soil in Eastern Punjab is loamy to clayey.
• AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OF FOOD CROPS =Preparation of Soil.
• Sowing of Seeds.
• Irrigation.
• Application of manure, pesticides, and fertilizers to the crops.
• Protecting and Harvesting Crops.
• Storage and Preserving the produced Crops
• NON-FOOD  CROPS =Tea: India is the largest tea producing country in the world. ...
• Coffee: It requires a warm moist climate, and height of 450 m to 700 m. ...
• Tobacco: India occupies the third place as a tobacco producing country in the world; U.S.A. comes first. ...
• Oilseeds: ...
• Cotton: ...
• Jute: ...
• Rubber: ...
• SilK