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Agriculture — IV: Cash Crops (2) — Question 23

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Question 6(c)

Give a geographical reason for each of the following:

(i) Coffee is grown on the slopes of the hills in Peninsular India.

(ii) Coffee estates have coffee inter-planted with orange trees, cardamom and pepper vines.

(iii) Tea bushes are pruned at regular intervals.

Answer

(i) Coffee is grown on the slopes of the hills in Peninsular India to avoid water logging and to supply even water to the plants. Soils are also fertile in this area with sufficient amount of rainfall of about 150 cm on average, necessary for the growth of coffee plantations.

(ii) Coffee plant is susceptible to direct sunrays. So, Coffee estates have coffee inter-planted with orange trees, cardamom and pepper vines to provide shade to the coffee plant and at the same time generate extra income for the farmers.

(iii) Tea bushes are pruned at regular interval to maintain the height and diameter of the plant limited to one metre. Frequent pruning encourages the rapid production of fresh leaves and shoots.