Question

Geographical conditions and cultivation of rice and wheat

Answer 1

Rice	Wheat
1. It is a Kharif crop sown in June and harvested in October.	Water logging conditions can be damaging for the crop.
2. During ripening stage the temperature should be 18°C – 32 °C. Mean tempera­ture 24 °C.	It is a Rabi crop sown in October-November and harvested in March – April. Wheat needs a temperature of about 10 – 15 °C during the period of growth and 20 – 25°C during harvest.
3. Rice needs more than 100 cm of rainfall	About 80 cm annual rainfall is ideal.