Answer:
The
staple crops are rice and wheat. Other details are given in the table below
Parameter
Rice
Wheat
States
where produced (Five major states in decreasing order)
Paschim
Banga Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha
Uttar
Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Soil
Clay
or clay loam (good water retention capacity)
Well-drained
fertile soil , heavy textured soil with lime, clayey loamy soil or black soil
Temperature
Above
25°C
10-15°C
during growth and 25-28°C at ripening
Rainfall
Above
100 cm
50-75
cm
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