Major Crops in India other than rice.

Major Crops

Wheat: This is the second most significant grain crop. It is the principle food crop, in north and north-western piece of the country. This rabi crop requires a cool developing season and a brilliant daylight at the hour of maturing. It expects 50 to 75 cm of yearly precipitation equitably disseminated over the developing season. There are two significant wheat-developing zones in the nation — the Ganga-Satluj fields in the north-west and dark soil locale of the Deccan. The significant wheat-creating states are Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan.

Millets: Jowar, bajra and ragi are the significant millets filled in India. However, these are known as coarse grains, they have exceptionally high dietary benefit. For instance, ragi is exceptionally wealthy in iron, calcium, other miniature supplements and roughage. Jowar is the third most significant food crop regarding region and creation. It is a downpour taken care of yield generally filled in the clammy regions which scarcely needs water system. Major Jowar delivering States are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Bajra

Bajra: develops well on sandy soils and shallow dark soil. Major Bajra delivering States are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana. 

Ragi-: Ragi is a yield of dry locales and develops well on red, dark, sandy, loamy and shallow dark soils. Significant ragi creating states are: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

Maize: It is a harvest which is utilized both as food and grain. It is a kharif crop which requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and fills well in old alluvial soil. In certain states like Bihar maize is filled in rabi season moreover. Utilization of present day sources of info, for example, HYV seeds, composts and water system have added to the expanding creation of maize. Significant maize-creating states are Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Maize