Question

You live in Uttar Pradesh and your cousin lives in Karnataka. Tell the benefits of an edible oil seed grown in your state and get the information about an oilseed that is extensively grown in your cousin’s state.

Answer 1

• Uttar Pradesh (mustard): Mustard seeds give a widely used edible oil (oil content 25–40%), the oilcake is valuable cattle feed, leaves are eaten as a vegetable and the crop can be used as green manure; it’s grown as a rabi crop in the cool Ganga–Sutlej plains.
• Karnataka (groundnut): Groundnut is extensively grown in peninsular states including Karnataka; the kernels yield about 45% oil, the oil is used for cooking and industrial products (soap, candles, cosmetics), and the oilcake is excellent fodder; it is grown as Kharif (and in some south areas as Rabi), prefers 20–25°C, 50–100 cm rainfall and light sandy soils.