COTTON Conditions Required Kharif crop of tropical and subtropical areas. Temperature : 21o - 30o C but not below 21o C. 210 frost free days. Rainfall: 50 – 100cm or irrigation facility. Soil: Deep black soil (regur), even grows in alluvial soils and laterite soils. Distribution ( In order of Production) 1. Punjab 2. Maharashtra 3. Gujarat 4. Haryana 5. Andhra Pradesh 6. Rajasthan 7. Karnataka 8. Tamil Nadu 9. Madhya Pradesh JUTE Condition Required Second important fibre crop of India, crop of hot and humid climate. Temperature: 24o - 35o C Rainfall: heavy rainfall of 120 – 150 cm with 80 – 90 percent of relative humidity. Soil: light sandy or clayey loams. Distribution ( In order of Production) 1. West Bengal (70 percent of the production, over 60 percent of the area) 2. Bihar 3. Assam 4. Orissa
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