Give the characteristics of a crop used both as food and fodder.
Answer:
- It is maize, which is a Kharif crop.
- It requires a temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil.
- Use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilisers and irrigation have contributed to the increasing production of maize.
- Major maize producing states are: Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.