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Describe favourable climatic conditions for growing wheat and maize crops in India.                                            [Foreign 2006, AI 05C, Delhi 04C]

Answer:

The favourable climatic conditions for growing wheat in India are:

(i) The ideal temperature at the time of sowing is 10 to \[15{}^\circ C\] and at the time of harvesting 20 to \[25{}^\circ C\].

(ii) Rainfall about 75 cms.

(ii) It requires well drained fertile soil.

The favourable climatic conditions for growing maize in India are:

(i) Rainfall of about 50 to 100 cms.

(ii) In areas of low rainfall, it grows under irrigation.

(iii) Temperature 21 to \[27{}^\circ C\].

(iv) It requires well drained soil.