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Your plan for Samba

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

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: nitrogen and iron.

Not in the score: organic carbon.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,315 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,071 mm.

Temperature

Days about 29 °C, nights 17 °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 2,390 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 68% Medium 32%

    7 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.

  • Iron

    From 2,396 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 51% Enough 49%

    5 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.

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 2,393 soil tests

    Good

    Low 8% Medium 76% High 15%

    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 2,393 soil tests

    Good

    Low 1% Medium 99%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 2,305 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 99%

    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 2,350 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 2,394 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 28% Enough 72%

    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 2,393 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 27% Enough 73%

    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.

  • Copper

    From 2,372 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    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 2,396 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 21% Enough 79%

    2 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.

  • Boron

    From 2,394 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

The tests here for organic carbon look like a testing error: almost every test reads the same, unlike the districts around. They aren't used.

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 24

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. Pomegranate

    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.

    ₹4.1 lakh–₹6.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹2.2 lakh–₹4.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • 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 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 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 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    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.

    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–November 2026): about ₹13,438 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹17,500 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹4.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,000 2021
    2. ₹9,310 2022
    3. ₹10,310 2023
    4. ₹9,800 2024
    5. ₹12,250 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  2. 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.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.1 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 930 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 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 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 21 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.

    On rain alone it gets about 88% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 88% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹12,375 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹7,430 2022
    2. ₹6,630 2023
    3. ₹7,500 2024
    4. ₹12,880 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹68,000 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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  3. 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.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.0 lakh–₹2.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    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 1,160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    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.

    On rain alone it gets about 71% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 71% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹6,500 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.9 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,000 2024
    2. ₹6,300 2025

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

      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. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.9 lakh–₹2.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹90,000–₹1.8 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • 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 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 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 39 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    On rain alone it gets about 79% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 79% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹5,625 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,750 2021
    2. ₹5,000 2022
    3. ₹5,230 2023
    4. ₹5,170 2024
    5. ₹6,370 2025

    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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  5. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹2.2 lakh–₹3.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • 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 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 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 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
    • Many fields here are short of iron, 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 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state). 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.

    On rain alone it gets about 79% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 79% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹7,625 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹8,250 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.9 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,500 2021
    2. ₹5,780 2022
    3. ₹5,390 2023
    4. ₹9,160 2024
    5. ₹5,380 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

      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. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹2.3 lakh–₹3.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.0 lakh–₹2.1 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    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 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 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 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Orange (Mosambi): 8 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    On rain alone it gets about 79% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 79% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹5,313 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹4,750 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.3 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,650 2021
    2. ₹5,500 2022
    3. ₹5,630 2023
    4. ₹5,060 2024
    5. ₹5,500 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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  7. 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 your state.

    ₹77,000–₹1.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹30,000–₹69,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

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

    On rain alone it gets about 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹47,000 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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  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 your state.

    ₹60,000–₹90,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹32,000–₹62,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    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 1,100 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.3.

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

    On rain alone it gets about 75% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 75% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹7,750 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹28,000 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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  9. 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 your state.

    ₹1.8 lakh–₹2.7 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹1,000 to a profit of ₹90,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Very hot in June
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °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 Apple: 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 49 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 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–October 2026): about ₹6,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹5,469 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹8,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,800 2021
    2. ₹4,850 2022
    3. ₹5,970 2023
    4. ₹6,810 2024
    5. ₹8,710 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.8 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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

  10. 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.

    ₹88,000–₹1.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹22,000–₹66,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • 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 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 820 mm it can use in a normal year, and 660 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 39 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 34 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 33 °C / 24 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 23 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 25 °C / 11 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 20 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 18 °C / 5 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 21 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 27 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 33 °C / 19 °C
    • May 38 °C / 23 °C
    • Jun 39 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: organic carbon.

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

    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.

    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 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 iron Your soil is likely short of iron.

      Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

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

27 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).