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Soils: Facts to remember Fact to remember The soil most common in Indo-gangetic plains The soil which swells when wet and develops cracks when dry The soil which owes its colour to oxides of iron The soil which requires least use of fertilisers The soil which requires least tilling
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Type of Soil Alluvial Black Laterite Alluvial Black

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The kind of soil which is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping Alkaline soil

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The kind of soil which is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping Alkaline soil The soil which is poor in soluble salts The soil which is rich in surface accumulation of organic matter The soil which is most suitable for cultivation of cotton Laterite Peaty soil Black

Crops : Points to remember Point to remember The crop which requires water-logging for its cultivation The crop best suited in areas where rain falls only for two months The ideal crop for areas with rainfall above 200 cm and sloping hills Crop Rice Pulses Tea

The crop which requires a large amount of rainfall and no standing water Tea Crops : Largest Producers Feature The largest producer of paddy in India The lagest producer of wheat in India The lagest producer of sugarcane in India The lagest producer of groundnut in India The largest producer of tea in India The largest producer of coffee in India The largest producer of jute in India The largest producer of tobacco in India The largest producer of bananas in India The largest producer of saffron in India The largest producer of onion in India The largest producer of black pepper in India The largest producer of cotton in India The largest producer of bamboos in India State West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Assam Karnataka West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Tamilnadu Jammu & Kashmir Maharashtra Kerala Gujarat* Assam

*Maharashtra has the largest area under cotton cultivation but Gujarat is the largest producer as per GoI release dt 25 Jul 2011

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Crops : India's Rank in the World

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Feature Sugarcane, Wheat, Onion, Potatoes, Garlic, Rice, Tea, Cottonseed

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Millets, Lemon & limes, Bananas, Ginger, Mangoes, Papayas, Jute, Castor Oil seed, Safflower oil seed First

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