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Across the world, more than 10,000 species of plants are grown as vegetables; approximately 50 plant species are used for commercial vegetable cultivation. It is therefore important to classify them into different groups to understand the relationship of cultural requirements and to ease the understandability of their adaptability under agro-climatic conditions.
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In India, the jaggery industry is one of the largest unorganized sectors, which has been one of the country’s foremost ancient and important rural-based cottage industries. The bulk of the sugarcane growers are manufacturing jaggery with a minimum capital investment, which provides jobs to the unemployed rural people.
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Lentil is one of the important Rabi pulses. It has the potential to cover the risk of dryland agriculture. It is also used as a cover crop to check the soil erosion in problem areas. It is mostly eaten as ‘dal’ in the form of Masoor (split) ki daal /Malka ki Daal ( Whole)
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Turmeric can be grown in various climatic conditions but primarily, it is a crop of tropical conditions and can be grown at minimum sea level to sea level up to 1500 meters above the ground with a yearly rainfall of 1500 mm and a temperature range of 25 – 35 degrees Celsius.It can be grown in a variety of soils but sandy or clay loam with a pH level of 4.5 to 7.5,
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Sweet lime fruits of Punjab and lemon fruits of Tamil Nadu are not as highly flavored as acid lime (kagzi Nimboo ) Acid lime can grow under high rainfall and drier climates, whereas lemon requires a comparatively cool climate for vigorous growth and regular bearing.
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Interspecific hybrid of Bajra (Pennisetum typhoides) and Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum). It is commonly referred to as elephant grass or Bajra-Napier hybrid. Perennial hybrid napier grass can be kept in the field for two to three years. The leaves of hybrid Napier are softer and bigger than those of Napier grass.
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Aonla is a hardy subtropical fruit plant and can be cultivated over various soils. Aonla can be grown in multiple climatic conditions, but dry sub-tropical conditions with an annual rainfall of 600 to 850 mm are most favorable for its cultivation
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Stevia is a subtropical crop which requires a warm climate with a minimum frost prevailing conditions. Stevia can be grown in the area where the annual average temperature lies between 30 to 35-degree Celsius with an average annual rainfall of 14o cms. The day temperature should not be exceeded over 48-degree Celsius and night temperature should not befall below 4 degrees celsius.
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