This is a ppt, which includes -: Punjab is the second largest producer of wheat in the country. With 13.58 per cent of the country's wheat area its contribution is 21.78 percent recoding the highest per hectare yield in India. This is possible due to assured irrigation, higher agricultural inputs and adoption of new farm technology. Although wheat is grown in every district of the state but six leading producers include Ludhiana, Sangrur, Ferozepur, Faridkot, Patiala and Amritsar which together contribute 66 per cent of the state's output of wheat. The state is characterised with the beginning of Green Revolu­tion which led to phenomenal increase in wheat production.

2. Conditions of
growth for wheat
are more flexible
than those of
rice. In contrast
to rice, wheat is
a Rabi crop.
Rich in proteins,
vitamins and
carbohydrates and
provides balanced
food. India is the
fourth largest
producer of wheat
in the world after
Russia, the USA and
China.

4. PUNJAB

5. • Favourable Climate – There should be temperate climate. Cold and humid
weather would do in the beginning stages then warm and dry stages would be
preferred.
• Favourable Temperature – 10 degree – 15 decree during sowing and growing
stages. And over 20 degree during harvesting and ripening stages.
• Favourable Rainfall – Average 50 to 70 cm rainfall annually and it should be well
distributed. Keep one thing in mind that the field should be free from frost.
• Preferable Altitude – 300 to 400 meter above sea level.
• Favourable soil – Black alluvia and clayey soil and it should be well irrigated and
drained.
• Favourable terrain – Flat land or plains
• Favourable Sunshine - Moderate
THE CLIMATE NEEDS TO BE SOOTHING
FOR THE WHEAT CROPS TO GROW

8. Broadcasting method - It is the scattering of seeds
by hand all over the prepared field followed by
covering with wooden plank or harrow for contact
of seed with soil.
METHODS OF SOWING WHEAT SEEDS IN FIELDS

9. Harvesting is to be done when the ears are sufficiently dry and grains have
approximately 15% moisture.
Except some parts of Punjab and Haryana, wheat is harvested manually
and threshed by wheat threshers. In some area bullocks are also used for
threshing.
Sometimes cutter wheels are also used for crushing wheat plants and
separating wheat from chaff.


11. Progressive
outlook of
the famers.

12. Due to intense use of toxic fertilisers during GREEN
REVOLUTION, it has been causing many disastrous
damages to the farmers -:
 Soil and Water pollution
Diminishing groundwater level
Causing excessive water logging
Increasing soil salinity ( taste when salt is taken into
mouth ) and infertility .
The policies of green revolution are also criticised for
farmer suicides and causing diseases among them like
cancer.

13. Green Revolution has played a really big role in bringing back INDIA onto its path.
Thanks to Dr Norman Borlaug In USA and DR M.S.Swaminathan famously known as
Father of green revolution in India. Green revolutions tells about that face where
researches started to happen things started to change technologies were shifting
there marks to a new feet but here in India there was still scarce and shortage of
resources, there was even a time when Indians were completely dependent upon
other nations for their food. The use of big machines, tractors, High yielding seeds
and all latest technologies which are used in wheat cultivation are all there due to
green revolution. IN 1970s GREEN REVOLUTION was introduced in India. It nearly
increased 150% of crop cultivation in Punjab and India. It also reduced rural poverty.
There were many measures taken by Green revolution, to know more go to class 8th
round the globe Cambridge Geo book and see on page no. 144.

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