INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE AND ITS TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the ideal climate for growing sugarcane?
A
Dry
B
Hot and dry
C
Wet and cold
D
Hot and moist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sugarcane is a tropical as well as a subtropical crop. It grows well in hot and humid climate with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75cm and 100cm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Main sugarcane growing States are: a) Sub Tropical: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar with an annual rainfall of 180 to 2000 mm. The climate ranges from humid, moist sub-humid and dry sub-humid to cold arid, semiarid and arid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sugarcane is tropical just as a subtropical yield. It fills well in a hot and wet atmosphere with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and yearly precipitation between 75cm. Thus, it is the correct option.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sugarcane is grown around the world in a region known as the tropical belt. A tropical climate is warm and has year-round temperate weather. The temperatures rarely dip below freezing.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sugarcane requires warm and moist climate for best growth. Its response to weather parameter varies with phonological stages due to its long duration. For maturity and ripening of cane, a wide range of temperature (10–15 °C) and low relative humidity (50–60%) with bright sunshine is ideal.

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