INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rabi crops are sown at the beginning of winter around November and harvested around April. Wheat, barley, onions and potatoes are examples of rabi crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grain is the harvested seed of grasses such as wheat, oats, rice, and corn. Other important grains include sorghum, millet, rye, and barley. Around the globe, grains, also called cereals, are the most important staple food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nonetheless, there are several uses of barley in food products including flat bread, muffins, pastas, noodles, pearled barley, and rice extenders, notwithstanding future novel product development especially those from selectively bred cultivars.

Detailed explanation-4: -It grows best in well-drained, fertile loams or light, clay soils in areas having cool, dry, mild winters. It also does well on light, droughty soils and tolerates somewhat alkaline soils better than other cereal crops. With many varieties of barley to choose from, be sure to select a regionally adapted one.