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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

7

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and boron.

Too acidic in most fields here.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 5,012 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 4,101 mm.

Temperature

Days about 22 °C, nights 13 °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 5,887 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 62% Medium 38% High 1%

    6 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.

  • Boron

    From 5,889 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 87% Enough 13%

    9 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.

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 5,888 soil tests

    Good

    Low 19% Medium 35% High 46%

    2 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 5,889 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 36% Medium 36% High 27%

    4 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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 5,885 soil tests

    Good

    Low 2% Medium 2% High 96%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    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 5,882 soil tests

    Poor

    Acidic 56% Neutral 44%

    6 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 5,883 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 5,889 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 5,889 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 42% Enough 58%

    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 5,889 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 34% Enough 66%

    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 5,887 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 48% Enough 52%

    5 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 2 kg of copper sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing.

    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 5,889 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 46% Enough 54%

    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.

Good fit 2

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. Pecan Nut

    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 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Pecan Nut: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 0.9 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  2. Walnut

    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 980 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 15–30 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 14 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

Possible, with effort 38

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. Guava

    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.

    ₹3.4 lakh–₹5.0 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹2.5 lakh–₹4.2 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 860 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °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 Guava: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 60 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 (November 2025): about ₹7,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 130 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹86,000 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      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
    • 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 870 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    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 zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      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 October
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 870 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      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 860 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °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, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  5. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 1,397 acres here. 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 660 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °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, though not most crops.
    • 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 boron.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (your district's own figure looked wrong).

    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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  6. 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 860 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °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 Mango: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  7. 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
    • 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 830 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    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 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 100% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      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 100%
  8. 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
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 830 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

    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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  9. 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.

    ₹2.5 lakh–₹3.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹80,000–₹2.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in January
    • 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 1,180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 920 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 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 22–30 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °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 Cardamom: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.6 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.

    On rain alone it gets about 78% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 78% 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 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  10. Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow)

    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.

    ₹97,000–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹61,000–₹1.1 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Frost risk 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 760 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 3,950 mm it can use in a normal year, and 3,310 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 23–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 24 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 24 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 23 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 17 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 18 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 22 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 23 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 24 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 24 °C / 18 °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 Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 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 zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of iron, which it needs a lot.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 19 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,338 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹35,000 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 boron Your soil is likely short of boron.

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

11 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).