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| Which of the following is correct about the Jowar crop in India? |
Maharashtra alone produces more than half of the total Jowar production of the country. It is sown in both kharif and rabbi seasons in southern states. it is a kharif crop in northern India where it is mostly grown as a fodder crop All of the above |
| All of the above |
| The coarse cereals together occupy about 16.50 per cent of total cropped area in the country. Among these, jowar or sorghum alone accounts for about 5.3 per cent of total cropped area. It is main food crop in semi-arid areas of central and southern India. Maharashtra alone produces more than half of the total jowar production of the country. Other leading producer states of jowar are Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is sown in both kharif and rabi seasons in southern states. But it is a kharif crop in northern India where it is mostly grown as a fodder crop. South of Vindhyachal it is a rainfed crop and its yield level is very low in this region. |
