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We checked 51 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

Your land

Soil

6

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and organic carbon.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,154 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 930 mm.

Temperature

Days about 30 °C, nights 18 °C in Whole year

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

What's short in your soil, and what to do (2 nutrients)

  • Nitrogen

    From 17,599 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

    What this means

    Grows leaves and stems. Short soil gives pale, yellow leaves.

    Low under 280 kg/ha Medium 280–560 kg/ha High over 560 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.

  • Organic carbon

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 93% Medium 6% High 1%

    9 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

    What this means

    Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.

    Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.

Other soil results

  • Phosphorus

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Good

    Low 13% Medium 75% High 12%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.

    Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Good

    Low 19% Medium 80%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.

    Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.

  • pH

    From 17,544 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

  • Salt

    From 17,588 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 99% Salty 1%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

  • Sulphur

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 34% Enough 66%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

  • Zinc

    From 17,599 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 35% Enough 65%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Good

    Short 13% Enough 88%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 17,595 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Manganese

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Good

    Short 4% Enough 96%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

  • Boron

    From 17,600 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 25% Enough 75%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

Good fit 0

Water, temperature and soil type suit; amber shows what needs care, such as nutrients to add. Sorted by what is likely left per acre after costs; risky crops come lower.

Nothing fits well this season. Look at the crops below that are possible with effort, or try another season.

Possible, with effort 28

Each needs something extra: irrigation, soil care or a careful sowing time, or it likely loses money at typical costs. The card says what.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.4 lakh–₹3.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹95,000–₹2.1 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 580 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Pineapple: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,990 2021
    2. ₹3,240 2022
    3. ₹3,590 2023
    4. ₹4,250 2024
    5. ₹4,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Grapes

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 4 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.5 lakh–₹3.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹4,000–₹1.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Grapes: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 77 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February 2026, April 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.5 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  3. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.9 lakh–₹4.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹47,000–₹1.9 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 920 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 7 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 81% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 81% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 70 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,680 2021
    2. ₹3,000 2022
    3. ₹3,100 2023
    4. ₹3,000 2024
    5. ₹3,000 2025

    Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. Sugarcane

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 2.9 lakh acres here.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 21 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 21 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 420 mm it can use in a normal year, and 380 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–37 °C on average, and survives 15–41 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Sugarcane: 7 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 338 quintals an acre here (district figures).

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Priced at the cane price Uttar Pradesh fixed for its mills for 2025-26: ₹390 a quintal, ₹400 for early varieties.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹300 2021
    2. ₹300 2022
    3. ₹300 2023
    4. ₹330 2024
    5. ₹350 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹61,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 323 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      About 96% of local fields of this crop get it.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 96%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 89%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 11%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 8%

  5. Aonla (Indian Gooseberry)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (November 2025–January 2026): about ₹1,675 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 33 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹69,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  6. Bael

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in July
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 30–42 °C on average, and survives 5–49 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Bael: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 28 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. Ber

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 25–42 °C on average, and survives 7–50 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Ber: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 45 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February 2026): about ₹2,400 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹66,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 10 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 10 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Cashew: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.2 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–May 2026): about ₹14,855 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹11,600 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,530 2021
    2. ₹10,180 2022
    3. ₹8,530 2023
    4. ₹10,500 2024
    5. ₹12,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹25,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  9. Curry Leaf

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 8 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 27–41 °C on average, and survives 8–47 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Curry Leaf: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
    • Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 72 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Custard Apple

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 10 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 10 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,220 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 750 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–30 °C on average, and survives 11–41 °C.

    Here, in its growing months (day / night):

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 18 °C
    • Nov 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 24 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 36 °C / 20 °C
    • May 39 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in January can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Custard Apple: 7 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 7.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (September–November 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,575 a quintal, the middle of 30 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,000 2022
    2. ₹3,250 2023
    3. ₹3,630 2024
    4. ₹4,490 2025

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹69,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

23 crops won't work here See why for each one

4 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.

Next steps

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are; FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).