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Your plan for Churu

Rabi Rain only

We checked 49 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

It's November: 2 of the crops that suit can still be sown this season.

Your land

Soil

6

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: phosphorus, organic carbon, zinc and iron.

Not in the score: nitrogen, sulphur and boron.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 16 mm in Rabi

October–February, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 6 mm.

Temperature

Days about 28 °C, nights 10 °C in Rabi

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 (4 nutrients)

  • Phosphorus

    From 21,931 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 63% Medium 36% High 2%

    6 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.

    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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 21,935 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 92% Medium 8%

    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.

  • Zinc

    From 21,937 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 96% Enough 4%

    Almost every soil test here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 21,933 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 96% Enough 4%

    Almost every soil test 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

  • Potassium

    From 21,937 soil tests

    Good

    Low 1% Medium 87% High 12%

    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 21,931 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 98% Alkaline 2%

    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 21,934 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 98% Salty 2%

    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.

  • Copper

    From 21,936 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    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 21,935 soil tests

    Good

    Short 7% Enough 93%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (4 tests), sulphur (5 tests) and boron (8 tests), out of 21,937 soil samples.

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 2

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. Gram (Chana)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in November, harvest around March

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.

    Grown on 6.1 lakh acres here. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹7,000–₹11,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹8,000–₹12,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 0 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

    • Nov 30 °C / 11 °C
    • Dec 25 °C / 7 °C
    • Jan 22 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 28 °C / 9 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Gram (Chana): 8 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: nitrogen, sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.8 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹4,910 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹5,958 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,800 2021
    2. ₹4,480 2022

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 7.2 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.

      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.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

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

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

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

      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 11%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 7%
    • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 3%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 2%

  2. Wheat

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in December, harvest around April

    Still sowing time: sow by the end of December.

    Grown on 99,304 acres here. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 11 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Very hot in March
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 11 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year, and 0 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 5–27 °C.

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

    • Dec 25 °C / 7 °C
    • Jan 22 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 28 °C / 9 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 15 °C
    • Apr 39 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Days in March get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: nitrogen, sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 10 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹2,350 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹2,610 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,910 2021
    2. ₹2,190 2022
    3. ₹2,400 2024
    4. ₹2,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 17 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

      Add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.

      About 61% 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.

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

      Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

      About 12% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

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

      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 67%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 61%
    • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 12%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 1%
47 crops won't work here See why for each one

10 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).