Tag: plantation of crops

The soils are generally rich in montmorillonitic and beidellitic group of clay minerals. Black soils are most suitable for the cotton crop hence it is also known as black cotton soil. Besides cotton, the soil is suitable for the cultivation of crops like wheat, groundnut, chillies, tobacco and jowar.

Shrub is a medium sized woody plant. Cotton is a fibre crop and is a shrub. It is soft fluffy staple fibre which grows in a case. This fibre is yarn into threads. The fibre is almost pure cellulose. India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant. It is a kharif crop.

Cotton is a fibre crop, is a shrub native to tropical and sub tropical regions around the world. It is soft fluffy staple fibre which grows in a case. This fibre is yarn into threads. The fibre is almost pure cellulose. India is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant. It is a kharif crop.

Soil is the topmost layer of the earth's surface. Each type of soil benefits the plant in different ways. Alluvial soil is rich in potassium. Black soil is rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium. Black soil is best suited for the cotton crops. 

Jute is a native plant of India. It is known as golden fibre. It needs hot and humid climate with average rainfall and temperature. It grows well in alluvial soil regions as it is the most fertile soil. 

Jute is a fibre crop. It is grown for its fibres. Jute is expensive. It is very profitable to our economy. It is the second most important crop after cotton. Its demand is rising in the world making our economy strong. Due to its golden silky colour it is known as golden fibre.

Sugarcane is a grass. It is both tropical as well as sub tropical crop. It grows well in hot and humid climate. India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after brazil. It is the main source of sugar and jaggery.

Sugarcane requires a hot and humid climate. It is long duration crop. It requires 10 to 15 months to mature. It can grow in variety of soils like loams, clayey, black cotton soils etc. India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after Brazil. It is cultivated throughout the year through irrigation.

Sugarcane is a long duration crop. It can grow in almost any kind of soil that can retain moisture. It requires deep rich loamy soil for growth. Soil must be rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium. It should neither be too acidic nor too basic. Sugarcane exhausts the fertility of the soil quickly. 

Cotton is a fibre crop. China is the biggest cotton producing country. Also the countries mentioned here are known as cotton producing countries.