Geography
You live in a state which has a number of rivers, deltas and estuaries, good rainfall and heavy soils. Which cereal crop is ideal for growth in your state? During which season would this crop be sown and which method of cultivation would be used?
Indian Agriculture Food Crops
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Rice crop is ideal for growth in my state.
Rice is a kharif crop. It is sown in the month of June-July and harvested in the month of September-October.
The puddled or wet method of cultivation would be used as we have assured supply of water for irrigation. In this method, the land is ploughed thoroughly and filled with three to five centimetres of standing water in the field. This water is maintained in the fields up to a depth of two to three centimetres till the seedlings are well established.
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