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Sunflower :

• Karnataka is the largest producer of sunflower followed by Andhra Pradesh

and Maharashtra.

Jowar:

• An average temperature of 20- 300 C and average annual rainfall of 60 cm are

needed for its cultivation.

• India is the largest producer of jowar in the world.


• Among Indian states, Maharashtra alone produces more than half of jowar

produced in the country. Karnataka , Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

are other major jowar producing states.

Bajra :

• 30 - 50 cm annual rainfall and 25^0 – 350 C temperature are needed for

cultivation of bajra. It is produced in drier climate than the climate for Jowar.

• Bajra is primarily an African crop. It is a staple food of the poor.


• Rajasthan is the largest producer of bajra followed by Uttar Pradesh,

Maharashtra and Haryana.