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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

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: nitrogen.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 655 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 537 mm.

Temperature

Days about 33 °C, nights 20 °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 (1 nutrient)

  • Nitrogen

    From 8,999 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 91% Medium 9%

    9 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.

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 9,000 soil tests

    Good

    Low 6% Medium 57% High 37%

    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 8,999 soil tests

    Good

    Low 7% Medium 60% High 33%

    1 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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 8,991 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 29% Medium 42% High 30%

    3 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 8,984 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 99% Alkaline 1%

    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 8,990 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 8,973 soil tests

    Good

    Short 6% Enough 94%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 8,949 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 35% Enough 65%

    3 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 8,974 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 8,983 soil tests

    Good

    Short 4% Enough 96%

    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 8,985 soil tests

    Good

    Short 16% Enough 84%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 8,977 soil tests

    Good

    Short 17% Enough 83%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 3

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. Sugarcane

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 21,464 acres here.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 28 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 28 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,710 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 330 mm it can use in a normal year, and 290 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 41 °C / 29 °C
    • Jul 35 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 25 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 23 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 34 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 40 °C / 23 °C
    • May 44 °C / 28 °C
    • Jun 41 °C / 29 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 92 quintals an acre here in this season (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 government's fair and remunerative price for cane, ₹365 a quintal.

    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 362 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 93% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

    • Urea 93%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 79%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 49%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 5%

  2. Dragon Fruit

    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: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Very hot in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 650 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 420 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 41 °C / 29 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 34 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 23 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 40 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 44 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 41 °C / 29 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Days in June get hotter than it likes. Young plants need shade and water then.

    Soil

    Soil for Dragon Fruit: 9 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.3–6.7.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 23 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.

    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.

  3. 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 your state.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Very hot in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 650 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 420 mm it can use in a normal year, and 300 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 41 °C / 29 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 23 °C / 8 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 28 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 34 °C / 17 °C
    • Apr 40 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 44 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 41 °C / 29 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Days in June get hotter than it likes. Young plants need shade and water then.

    Soil

    Soil for Pineapple: 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, 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.

    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 (July–September 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,050 2022
    2. ₹2,650 2023
    3. ₹4,750 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in March.

    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.

48 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).