CROPS AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF CROPS

DEFINITION OF CROPS  

• CROPS are living plants grown by Farmers.
• Majority of the Crops are foods such as Grain, Vegetables or Fruit.
• Farms are usually made to grow Just one kind of Crop

TYPES OF CROPS 

• Depending on their usage, Crops can be divided into 4 main categories.
• FOOD CROPS include WHEAT, RICE, PULSES, MAIZE ETC.
• CASH CROPS include TOBACCO,SUGARCANE,JUTE,COTTON ETC.
• PLANTATION CROPS include COFFEE,TEA,COCONUT,RUBER ETC.
• HORTICULTURE CROPS include FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

CROPS IN INDIA

• 3 Major types of CROPS IN INDIA are
• KHARIF CROPS
• RABI CROPS
• ZAID CROPS

1)KHARIF CROPS 

• The KHARIF CROPS is a SUMMER CROPS OR MONSOON CROP.
• These crops are usually sown with the beginning of rain in JULY.
• Examples are RICE, SOYBEAN,SUGARCANE,COTTON,TURMERIC, GROUNDNUT, etc.

2)RABI CROPS 

• The RABI CROPS is WINTER CROP OR SPRING CROP.
• These crops are usually sown in OCTOBER last and harvested in MARCH – April.
• Examples are WHEAT,BARLEY,MUSTARD,PEAS ETC

3)ZAID CROPS 

• ZAID CROPS are grown in MARCH to JUNE.
• Examples are WATERMELON,MUSKMELON,PUMPKIN,BITTER GOURD,CUCUMBER ETC

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF CROPS

CROP	COUNTRY
RICE	INDIA
WHEAT	CENTRAL ASIA
BARLEY	ETHIOPIA
COTTON	SOUTHERN MEXICO
COFFEE	ETHIOPIA
ONION	CHINA
MANGO	INDIA
JUTE	INDIA
BANANA	INDO CHINA
PEAS	CENTRAL ASIA
POME GRANATE	NEAR EAST
CABBAGE	MEDITERRANEAN
APPLE	CENTRAL ASIA
BAMBOO	INDIA