Wheat and rice farming in India are fairly differentfrom each other. Explain with the help of fivepoints.

Wheat and rice farming in India are fairly differentfrom each other. E

1.	Wheat and rice farming in India are fairly differentfrom each other. Explain with the help of fivepoints.
Answer» Wheat(i) It is a Rabi crop and a temperate crop.(ii) It requires about 10-15° C temperature and a rainfall of 50-75 cms.(iii) It requires well drained fertile soil.(iv) Leading producers are Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.(v) It does not require much of labour.Rice(i) It is a Kharif crop and a tropical crop.(ii) It requires more than 25°C temperature, high humidity with annual rainfall of above 100 cms.(iii) It requires fertile alluvial soil with a clayey layer above.(iv) Leading producers are West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab.(v) It requires cheap labour for transportation.