Ppt on different types of crops

Tea and Millets

Points to be noted-: Characteristics Temperature

Rainfall Places Areas

TEA.

What is TEA.Tea is beverage made by steeping

processed leaves , buds , or twigs of the tea bush , in

hot water for a few minutes.

TEA CATEGERIES.

Black tea White tea Green tea Oolong tea Yellow tea

Temperature requirement-:

• Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an evergreen plant that grows mainly in tropical and sub-tropical climates

Rainfall

• Tea plants require at least 127 cm. (50 inches) of rainfall a year and prefer acidic soils.

Characteristics

Anti-cancer propertiesIncreases metabolic

rate

possible anti-diabetes effect

Effect on HIV

Boosts immune system and mental alertness.

• Tea is found in countries like China

SrilankaIndia

Areas

Kenya

Japan

Tea producers-:

TEA BAGS.

• Millets require warm temperatures for germination and development and are sensitive to frost. For these reasons, they are normally planted from mid-June to mid-July.

• Millet is best established when soil temperatures reach 65°F at a depth of one in.

Temperature requirement-:

• The optimum rainfall requirement of millet ranges between 35 to 50 cm.

Rainfall

Resilience to thrive in harsh environment.

Nutritious and healthy food.Multiple use as food, fodder,

neutraceutical ,industrial, soil healthShort duration c4 crops and semiarid

tracts.Crops for agro-biodiversity.

Characteristics

• Millet should not be fed to horses as the only source of roughage since it acts as a laxative.

• Millet is usually grown for hay or silage often as a short-season emergency hay crop.

• Millets performs best in livestock rations when fed in mixtures with other grains.

i. Namibia, the only non-Sahelian countryii. India is the world's leading producer of milletiii. Countries surrounding the Sahara Desert in

western Africa.

Areas

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