{"id":87727,"date":"2026-04-26T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87727"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:35:06","slug":"wheat-crop-climatic-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wheat-crop-climatic-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheat Crop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Wheat Crop Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the government clarified the current wheat production scenario of 2025-26 and said that the crop remains resilient despite weather variations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Wheat Crop<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheat is the <\/span><b>second most important staple food crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India after rice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>temperate crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that thrives in cool and dry climates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>primarily grown as a <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kharif-and-rabi-crops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rabi crop<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning it is sown in the winter season and harvested in spring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Required climatic conditions for wheat cultivation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A cool temperature (10\u00b0C to 15\u00b0C) during sowing and 21\u00b0C to 26\u00b0C during ripening ensures optimum growth and grain quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Rainfall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wheat requires <\/span><b>50-75 cm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of well-distributed rainfall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive rain or humidity during the ripening period can harm the crop, while drizzles brought by Western Disturbances in northwestern India during winter significantly improve yields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Sunlight:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bright <\/span><b>sunshine during ripening<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> improves grain formation and quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Frost:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Frost or hailstorms during the flowering stage can damage the crop severely.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It grows well in a clay loam or loam texture soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Wheat Producing Countries:<\/b> <b>China, India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Russia and the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Wheat Producing States:<\/b> <b>Punjab<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2255618&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wheat is India\u2019s second staple after rice, a temperate Rabi crop grown in cool, dry climates and harvested in spring. 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