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Your plan for Lohit

Whole year Rain only

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

Your land

Soil

7

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: potassium and manganese.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 2,155 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,743 mm.

Temperature

Days about 26 °C, nights 16 °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)
  • Potassium

    From 3,788 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 80% Medium 10% High 10%

    8 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

    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.

  • Manganese

    From 3,933 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 50% Enough 50%

    5 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

    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.

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

Other soil results
  • Nitrogen

    From 3,969 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 20% Medium 80%

    2 in 10 soil tests 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.

  • Phosphorus

    From 3,710 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 26% Medium 26% High 48%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.

    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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 3,968 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 21% Medium 28% High 51%

    2 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.

  • pH

    From 3,954 soil tests

    Okay

    Acidic 39% Neutral 59% Alkaline 1%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    If your field is acidic: add agricultural lime before sowing. A soil lab works out how much your field needs.

    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 3,820 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    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 3,865 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 31% Enough 69%

    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 3,726 soil tests

    Good

    Short 14% Enough 86%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 3,947 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 30% Enough 70%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

    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 3,661 soil tests

    Good

    Short 12% Enough 88%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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.

  • Boron

    From 3,946 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 4

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.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Plum

    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.

    ₹94,000–₹1.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹54,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 6–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.1.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 16 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–July 2026): about ₹7,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,060 2021
    2. ₹4,500 2022
    3. ₹5,500 2023
    4. ₹5,800 2024
    5. ₹6,380 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹40,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  2. Peach

    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.

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹50,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.3.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 27 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,500 2021
    2. ₹3,690 2022
    3. ₹3,150 2023
    4. ₹3,850 2024
    5. ₹3,680 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹60,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  3. Rose

    Holds the land all year

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

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–24 °C on average, and survives 11–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of potassium.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 70 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.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  4. Tuberose

    Holds the land all year

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

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,140 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 12–33 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of potassium.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 53 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

Possible, with effort 40

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. Betel Leaves

    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.

    ₹7.9 lakh–₹11.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹2.3 lakh–₹6.3 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 990 mm it can use in a normal year, and 930 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–27 °C on average, and survives 17–31 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Betel Leaves: 7 out of 10 (okay).

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.0–5.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 87 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 76% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 76% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹15,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis across India (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹68,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,140 2021
    2. ₹9,250 2022
    3. ₹11,690 2023
    4. ₹12,250 2024
    5. ₹11,630 2025

    Prices are usually best in March.

    Typical costs are about ₹5.6 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  2. 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.

    ₹2.4 lakh–₹3.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹1.0 lakh–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in January
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 14–27 °C on average, and survives 8–33 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 12 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 13 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 11 °C: enough to grow it there.

    Soil

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

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 38 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–October 2026): about ₹8,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹7,400 a quintal, the middle of 205 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.4 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹7,380 2021
    2. ₹6,740 2022
    3. ₹6,900 2023
    4. ₹7,510 2024
    5. ₹8,210 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  3. Pear

    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.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.0 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 13 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 13 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 11 °C: enough to grow it there.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 34 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹6,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,160 2021
    2. ₹3,940 2022
    3. ₹5,380 2023
    4. ₹5,550 2024
    5. ₹6,850 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹66,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  4. Litchi

    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.

    ₹2.2 lakh–₹3.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.2 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 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Litchi: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 24 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹11,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹8,000 2024
    2. ₹14,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in August.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.0 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  5. 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.

    ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.9 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 740 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Tapioca (Cassava): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    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).

    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 ₹2.8 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  6. Banana

    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: ₹79,000–₹2.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 850 mm it can use in a normal year, and 770 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–33 °C on average, and survives 12–42 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Banana: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 158 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,138 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹4,325 a quintal, the middle of 390 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.9 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,160 2021
    2. ₹2,290 2022
    3. ₹2,500 2023
    4. ₹2,770 2024
    5. ₹2,770 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.1 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  7. Cardamom

    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.

    ₹2.8 lakh–₹4.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.6 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

    Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 940 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–30 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Cardamom: 7 out of 10 (okay).

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.9 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 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 76% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 76% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, August–October 2026): about ₹2,50,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,27,500 2021
    2. ₹83,750 2022
    3. ₹1,31,560 2023
    4. ₹1,93,750 2024
    5. ₹2,11,880 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.7 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  8. Mango

    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.

    ₹1.3 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.8 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 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Mango: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    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 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹4,125 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,260 2021
    2. ₹5,700 2022
    3. ₹5,610 2023
    4. ₹6,170 2024
    5. ₹5,860 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  9. 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 India.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹68,000–₹1.4 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 880 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 8 out of 10 (good).

    • Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
    • Most fields here are short of manganese.

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 51 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,563 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 33 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.0 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,900 2021
    2. ₹2,760 2022
    3. ₹3,000 2023
    4. ₹2,760 2024
    5. ₹4,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹76,000 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

  10. Jackfruit

    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.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹61,000–₹1.4 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 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,440 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,260 mm in a dry year.

    Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 16–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 29 °C / 23 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 23 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 22 °C
    • Oct 28 °C / 19 °C
    • Nov 24 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 20 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 20 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 24 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 25 °C / 16 °C
    • May 28 °C / 20 °C
    • Jun 29 °C / 22 °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 Jackfruit: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 95 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–June 2026): about ₹2,175 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,980 2021
    2. ₹2,020 2022
    3. ₹2,170 2023
    4. ₹2,670 2024
    5. ₹2,430 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.0 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 potassium Your soil is likely short of potassium.

      Add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

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

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

      Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

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

7 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).