Beverage Crops in India


 
 
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Beverage Crops in India

Beverage Crops:

Tea and coffee are two important beverage crops.

Crops

Soil type

Temperature

Rainfall

Areas in the world

Areas in India

Tea

A deep well-drained fertile alluvial soil is good for the crop.

It grows well in hot and humid condition of the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Temperature requirement is 200 C to 300C.

It needs 150 cm to 300 cm of annual rainfall. Hilly slopes are ideal for its cultivations.

Argentina, Bangladesh, china, Indonesia, Japan,Kenya and Sri Lanka are the leading producers of tea

Assam, Kerala, Tamil nadu and west Bengal are major tea producing states.

Coffee

Coffee needs well-drained, fertile soil in the hilly slopes

Coffee plant needs hot and humid climate. 150 C to 280 C temperatures is ideal for it.

Rainfall requirement is 150 cm to 200 cm. irrigation is required where the annual rainfall is less than 100 cm.

Brazil is the leading producer of coffee in the world. Columbia, Indonesia, lvory coast, Jamaica

kenya and Nigeria are the other main coffee producing countries.

Major coffee producing states of india are hilly regions of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

 

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Question : 1

Which of the following is a beverage crop ?

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) In India tea is grown in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

(b) Major coffee producing states of India are hilly regions of Karnataka, Kerala .

(c) Brazil is the leading producer of coffee in the world.

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

Which of the following are correct :

(a) A deep well-drained fertile alluvial soil is good for coffee

(b) Tea needs well-drained, fertile soil in the hilly slopes.

(c) Tea grows well in hot and humid condition of the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Right Option : C
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