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Wheat

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  • Temperature: Between 10-15°C (Sowing time) and 21-26°C (Ripening & Harvesting) with bright sunlight.

  • Rainfall: Around 75-100 cm.

  • Soil Type: Well-drained fertile loamy and clayey loamy (Ganga-Satluj plains and black soil region of the Deccan)

  • Top Wheat Producing States: Uttar Pradesh > Punjab > Madhya Pradesh > Haryana > Rajasthan.

  • India is the second largest producer after China.

  • This is the second most important cereal crop and the main food crop, in north and north-western India.

  • Success of Green Revolution contributed to the growth of Rabi crops especially wheat.

  • Macro Management Mode of Agriculture, National Food Security Mission and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana are few government initiatives to support wheat cultivation.

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