a. Wheat
b. Temperature : 10°C to 26°C
- Annual rainfall : 75 cm
- Well drained alluvial soil is ideal.
c. The leading producers of wheat in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
Non - metallic minerals and their uses
Non-metallic minerals |
Features / uses |
Limestone |
Used as raw material for iron and steel, chemical, paper and glass industries |
Mica |
As insulator in electrical good industry |
Gypsum |
Chemical fertilizer and cement manufacturing |
Goal |
As fuel in industries |
Petroleum |
As fuel in industries and vehicles. |