Practicing Success
Which of the following set of crops requires large amount of water in the process of cultivation? |
Rice and Sugarcane Rice, Sugarcane and Jute Rice and Jute Sugarcane and Jute |
Rice, Sugarcane and Jute |
In agriculture, water is mainly used for irrigation. Irrigation is needed because of spatio-temporal variability in rainfall in the country. The large tracts of the country are deficient in rainfall and are drought prone. North-western India and Deccan plateau constitute such areas. Winter and summer seasons are more or less dry in most part of the country. Hence, practicing agriculture without assured irrigation during dry seasons is difficult. Even in areas of ample rainfall like West Bengal and Bihar, breaks in monsoon or its failure creates dry spells detrimental for agriculture. Water need of certain crops also makes irrigation necessary. For instance, rice, sugarcane, jute, etc. water requirement is very high and can be met only through irrigation. |