What are the Zaid crops? And climate condition for Zaid crops?
Answers
Zaid crops are summer season crops. These are grown from March to june
Explanation:
Zaid crops are summer season crops grown on the Indian sub-continent on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for monsoons. They grow in the short duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June. These crops are mainly grown in the summer season during a period called the "Zaid crop season." They require warm dry weather for major growth period and longer day length for flowering. The main crops are seasonal fruits and vegetables sown during the months of March and harvested by June and July.
1. Rice
Temperature: 22 -32 degree Celsius
Rainfall: 150-300 cm
Soil: Deep clayey and loamy soil
2. Wheat
Temperature: 10-15 degree Celsius (Sowing time); 21-26 degree Celsius (Ripening & Harvesting)
Rainfall: 75-100 cm
Soil: Well-drained fertile loamy and clayey loamy
3. Millets
Temperature: 27-32 degree Celsius
Rainfall: 50-100 cm
Soil: They are less sensitive to soil deficiencies. They can be grown in inferior alluvial or loamy soil
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