What are the non-food crops in Himachal Pradesh?
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The main cereals cultivated in Himachal Pradesh are wheat, maize, rice, and barley. Kangra, Mandi district and to some extent Paonta valley of Sirmur district are the major producers of wheat, maize, and rice. Barley is cultivated largely in Shimla district
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CLIMATIC CONDITION AND SOIL REQUIRED FRO COTTON - SHORTCUT
India is the third-largest producer of cotton in the world. Cotton grows well in drier parts of the black cotton soil of the Deccan plateau. It requires high temperature, light rainfall or irrigation, 210 frost-free days and bright sunshine for its growth. It is a Kharif crop and requires 6 to 8 months to mature.
CLIMATIC CONDITION AND SOIL REQUIRED FOR JUTE - SHORTCUT
It is known as the golden fibre. Jute grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year. It requires hot and humid climate with temperatures between 24
∘
and 35
∘
and relative humidity of 90 percent. The annual rainfall should be more than 150 cm. Loamy soils are bet suitable for jute production.
DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON IN INDIA - DEFINITION
Cotton occupies about 5 per cent of the total cropped area in India. The chief cotton-growing areas in India are: (a)in the north-western Deccan on the fertile black cotton soils; (b) the central and southern Deccan of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu; and (c) in the Upper Ganges valley, where much of the cotton is grown with irrigation. Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Punjab are the leading producers of cotton.