AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES
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Jute
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wheat
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pulses
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the soil, temperature and rainfall in Western India is more conductive to the growth of wheat, wheat is the major cultivated Rabi crop in Haryana and Punjab.
Detailed explanation-2: -The North-Western Plains Zone: This is the most important zone and comprises the plains of the States of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. The wheat here is planted in late October-November and the harvesting usually begins by middle of April.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Punjab, mainly the two cereal crops, wheat and rice, are grown in rotation during an year. These are the two main crops grown in Punjab-Rice is the principal crop grown in the Kharif season and wheat is the main crop of Rabi season. Other than wheat and rice, some quantitiy of maize and barley is also grown.
Detailed explanation-4: -Punjab (96.45 LMT) and Haryana (41.86 LMT) were the most important contributors of wheat procured this year. The two states accounted for 73.6 per cent of wheat procured. Both Punjab and Haryana continue to play the role of dominant yet stable and consistent suppliers of these grains to the central pool.