Question

Name 3 important millets grown in Imdia .Give a brief description about them ?

Answer 1

Bajra, foxtail,jowar

Answer 2

Answer---

Millets are coarse grains but have high nutritional value, e.g., ragi-rich in iron, calcium.

(i) Jowar—Rain fed crops mostly grown in moist area. States producing—Maharashtra, Karnataka and M.P.

(ii) Bajra—grown well on sandy soils & shallow black soil.

States producing—Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and U.P.

(iii) Ragi—grown well in dry region on red, black, sandy and loamy soils.

States producing—Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.