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

Your land

Soil

6

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and organic carbon.

Salty in most fields here.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,517 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,348 mm.

Temperature

Days about 31 °C, nights 19 °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 6,166 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 96% Medium 4%

    Almost every soil test here came out low

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

    What this means

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

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

    Healthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.

  • Organic carbon

    From 21,705 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 67% Medium 29% High 4%

    7 in 10 soil tests here came out low

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

    What this means

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

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

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

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

Other soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 21,723 soil tests

    Good

    Low 13% Medium 49% High 38%

    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 21,729 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 47% Medium 46% High 7%

    5 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.

  • pH

    From 21,658 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    What this means

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

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

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

  • Salt

    From 21,683 soil tests

    Poor

    Not salty 23% Salty 77%

    8 in 10 soil tests here came out salty

    If your field is salty: grow crops that take salt, level the field, and wash the salt down with good water before sowing.

    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 21,732 soil tests

    Good

    Short 9% Enough 91%

    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 21,733 soil tests

    Good

    Short 15% Enough 85%

    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 21,734 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 21,733 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    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 21,734 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

  • Boron

    From 21,730 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 22% Enough 78%

    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 1

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. 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.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹42,000–₹1.3 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 590 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 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 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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.

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

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

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

Possible, with effort 32

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. Grapes

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹4.0 lakh–₹6.0 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.5 lakh–₹3.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Grapes: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹6,450 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in May.

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

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  2. Pomegranate

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.7 lakh–₹4.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹83,000–₹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 in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,120 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–32 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 49 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 through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹7,050 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹7,300 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.6 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,000 2021
    2. ₹5,800 2022
    3. ₹5,800 2023
    4. ₹5,900 2024
    5. ₹6,050 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.9 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  3. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹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
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 organic carbon.

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

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

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

  4. 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. Sold at 8 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹64,000–₹1.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 53 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–February 2026): about ₹3,830 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹99,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  5. Custard Apple

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹44,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Custard Apple: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 7.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

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

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

    This week: about ₹4,575 a quintal, the middle of 30 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹75,000 a year after typical costs.

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

    Prices are usually best in April.

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

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Sweet Orange (Mosambi)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹18,000–₹90,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 5/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Orange (Mosambi): 5 out of 10 (poor).

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.0–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 67 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 through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹2,675 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹2,300 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 11 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹29,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,590 2022
    2. ₹3,550 2023
    3. ₹2,450 2024
    4. ₹2,200 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.3 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Mango

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 9 mandis in your district.

    ₹55,000–₹83,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹39,000–₹67,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Mango: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 20 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.

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹4,225 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in April.

    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.

      About 11% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

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

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

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

    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 11%
    • Urea 11%
  8. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Sold at 5 mandis in your district.

    ₹54,000–₹81,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹40,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lemon: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 17 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district). Government figures count it with lime.

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

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,988 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹3,600 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 11 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹20,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,850 2022
    2. ₹3,250 2023
    3. ₹3,450 2024
    4. ₹3,450 2025

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹41,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. Lime (Kagzi)

    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.

    ₹49,000–₹73,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹14,000–₹39,000 an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

    Needs about 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 17 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.

    Mandi price through the year (May 2025–April 2026): about ₹3,600 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹6,000 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹67,000 a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹34,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. 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 your state.

    ₹69,000–₹1.0 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹13,000–₹48,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in December
    • Needs care: Soil 6/10
    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 1,240 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,010 mm it can use in a normal year, and 880 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 28 °C / 13 °C
    • Dec 22 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 31 °C / 16 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 21 °C
    • May 39 °C / 25 °C
    • Jun 38 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Litchi: 6 out of 10 (okay).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Salt in the soil here can harm 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 nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 13 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 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹8,250 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹56,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 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).