Question

Which of the following crops cannot be grown in less water availability?
A) Wheat
B) Maize
C) Vegetables
D) Rice

Answer 1

Hint: Crops are plants that are grown on a large scale either for food or for commercial purposes. The major crops grown all over the world are rice, maize, wheat, and vegetables. The crops are grown in different seasons depending on the requirement of water.

Complete answer:
The crops are directly dependent on water or rainfall. On the basis of the season of growth of the crops, the type of crops are as follows-
i)Kharif
ii)Rabi
iii)Zaid

Kharif crops are those which are planted in the season of July-October in summer basically. These plants are sown during the rainy season as they require a huge amount of rainfall. Examples are jowar, rice, millets etc. Water and the sediments help rice plants to maintain the correct temperature required. Rice plants need to maintain adequate temperature, humidity, which is present generally in summer otherwise they won’t be able to survive. Around two-third of the world's population consume rice on a daily basis.

Rabi: It is planted between October and March in the winter season. These crops require less water as compared to the Kharif crops. Example wheat, maize.
Zaid: This the third category. These are basically seasonal fruits, vegetables, and fodder crops that grow in any season.

The classic example of Kharif crop is rice and for rabi is wheat. Even though wheat and Rice both require water, still rice requires more water than wheat.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Water creates unfavourable conditions for weeds. It cut off the sunlight and aeration to the ground. Due to this reason, farmers adopted a method of submerging rice in water to check on weeds. For many years this practice has almost become a prerequisite for rice cultivation. Water and the sediments help rice plants to maintain the correct temperature required.