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Whole year Rain only

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

Your land

Soil

6

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and organic carbon.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,091 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 903 mm.

Temperature

Days about 32 °C, nights 25 °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 4,945 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 95% Medium 5%

    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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 4,940 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 88% Medium 10% High 3%

    9 in 10 soil tests here came out low

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

    What this means

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

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

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

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

Other soil results
  • Phosphorus

    From 4,946 soil tests

    Good

    Low 5% Medium 13% High 82%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    If your field is high: you can use about a quarter less DAP than usual.

    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 4,947 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 28% Medium 43% High 30%

    3 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 4,920 soil tests

    Okay

    Acidic 23% Neutral 77% Alkaline 1%

    2 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 4,935 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 97% Salty 3%

    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 4,949 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 35% Enough 65%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out short

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

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

  • Zinc

    From 4,949 soil tests

    Good

    Short 11% Enough 89%

    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 4,949 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 4,923 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 4,949 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 4,948 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 47% Enough 53%

    5 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. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹4.7 lakh–₹7.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹3.3 lakh–₹5.6 lakh an acre a year

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 124 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 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in September.

    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 12

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. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 2,638 acres here. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹3.2 lakh–₹4.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹77,000–₹2.4 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    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 920 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
    • 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 145 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, September–November 2026): about ₹3,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹3,750 a quintal, the middle of 7 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.6 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Prices are usually best in January.

    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.

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

    • 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):

    • NPK Mixture 0%
  2. Coconut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 61,092 acres here. Sold at 4 mandis in your district.

    ₹34,000–₹51,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹7,000–₹24,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 16 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 16 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 16 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    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 46% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 46% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, September–November 2026): about ₹5,900 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹5,400 a quintal, the middle of 9 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹12,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,150 2024
    2. ₹6,780 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 ₹27,000 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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 27 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 54% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

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

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

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

    • Urea 54%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 25%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 19%
    • NPK Mixture 0%
  3. Aonla (Indian Gooseberry)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 7 out of 10 (okay).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 82 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹5,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹8,000 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.2 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.

  4. Bael

    Holds the land all year

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

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

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

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

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  5. Ber

    Holds the land all year

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

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

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

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–March 2026): about ₹3,127 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,180 2022
    2. ₹2,000 2023
    3. ₹2,230 2024
    4. ₹2,760 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in November.

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

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6. Curry Leaf

    Holds the land all year

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

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 58 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Dragon Fruit

    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
    • Needs care: Warm in June
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    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 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °C.

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

    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Dragon Fruit: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.3–6.7.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 25 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 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

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

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

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

  8. Grapes

    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: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 990 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 104 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 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹11,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹3.4 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.

  9. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

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

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 60 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.

    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 through the year (December 2025–April 2026, September–November 2026): about ₹13,250 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹14,000 a quintal, the middle of 8 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.5 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.

  10. Lime (Kagzi)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 680 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Oct 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 24 °C
    • Dec 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 23 °C
    • Feb 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Mar 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Apr 34 °C / 26 °C
    • May 33 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 32 °C / 25 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 60 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.

    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 through the year (December 2025–May 2026, September–November 2026): about ₹4,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹6,000 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Prices are usually best in January.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.2 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.

38 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).