Question

Name the beverage crops grown in India. What geographical conditions cure required for their growth.

Answer 1

BEVERAGE CROPS

Beverage crops are those crops which provides potable drink to us may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic other than water. For example :- tea or coffee.

Some of beverage crops grown in India are :-

TEA

Tea is one of the most famous beverage crop produced in India.

The geographical factors which affect it are :-

• It requires cool climate to grow.
• it also requires high rainfall.
• This rainfall should not be seasonal it must be throughout the year.
• It needs well-drained loamy soil.
• It usually grows in gentle slopes.

COFFEE

Coffee is one of the most famous beverage crop in India.

The geographical factors which affect it are ;-

• It requires warm climate.
• It also needs well-drained loamy soil.
• it is usually said that it requires slopes to grow suitably.
• It requires wet climate to grow.