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                                     CROPS IN INDIA (FACTS)
                                       Point to remember                                  Crop
                       The crop which requires water-logging for its                       Rice
                                             cultivation
                    The crop best suited in areas where rain falls only                   Pulses
                                          for two months
                   The ideal crop for areas with rainfall above 200 cm                     Tea
                                          and sloping hills
                    The crop which requires a large amount of rainfall                     Tea
                                      and no standing water
                     The plants which are best for biological nitrogen                  Legumes
                                        fixation of the soil
                    The crops grown for sale in the market (as against                     Cash
                         consumption by the farmer) are known as                          crops
                    Crop             Period                         Major Crops
                   Kharif June to                      Rice, millets
                              October
                   Rabi       November to              Wheat, barley, mustard
                              March
                   Zaid       March to June            Water melon, cucumber, musk
                                                       melon, sugarcane
     	
