Question

What are millets? Give brief description of the climatic conditions and producing states of the millets grown in India

Answer 1

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Millets are also known as Coarse grains and are basically divided into 3 main crops..

• Jowar - Requires a fertile soil and moderate rain..
Grows in Maharashtra, Karnataka

• Bajra - Grows in sandy soil and requires less rainfall
Grows in Maharashtra and Rajasthan

•Ragi - Grows in sandy and black soil and requires less rainfall..
Grows in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka..

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Answer 2

Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Millets are important crops in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa (especially in India, Mali, Nigeria, and Niger), with 97% of millet production in developing countries. The crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high-temperature conditions.

Jowar, Bajra and Ragi are the important millets grown in India. Though these are known as coarse grains, these have high nutritional value. These are grown on 16.5% of the total sown area in the country.

Bajra Geographical Conditions of Growth:It thrives in areas of warm, dry climate.It requires an annual rainfall of 45cm and temperature ranging between 25 to 30°C.It grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil.Important Producing Areas:Rajasthan is the largest producer of bajra followed by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.JowarGeographical Conditions of Growth:It is a rainfed crop mostly grown in moist areas which hardly needs irrigation.This crop requires moderate rainfall of 30-100cms and high temperatures ranging from 20 to 32°C.Both excessive moisture and prolonged drought are harmful.Well drained light soils are ideal.Important Producing Areas:It is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production.It is cultivated as the major food crop in semi-arid areas of the central and south India.In north India, Jowar is mainly a Kharif crop whereas it is sown as both Kharif and Rabi in the southern states.Maharashtra is the largest producer of jowar followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.India is the largest producer of jowar in the world.