{"id":937,"date":"2023-06-18T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T08:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=937"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:48:00","slug":"q-among-the-following-which-one-is-the-least-water-efficient-crop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-among-the-following-which-one-is-the-least-water-efficient-crop","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Among the following, which one is the least water-efficient crop?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sugarcane<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunflower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pearl millet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red gram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Sugarcane<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sugarcane<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sugarcane<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>least water efficient crop<\/strong>. Among the given options, its water requirement is 1800-2200 mm\/season<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>which is highest<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sunflower\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong>water requirement was estimated at 672.4 mm\/season<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pearl millet<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>is a<strong>&nbsp;drought tolerant crop.<\/strong>&nbsp;Water requirement: 350 mm\/season<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red gram&nbsp;<\/strong>uses about 250-400 mm\/season<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>of water.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In terms of production,&nbsp;<strong>Sugarcane is the world\u2019s largest crop<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sugarcane belongs to Poaceae family of&nbsp;<strong>true grasses.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In India,&nbsp;<strong>Sugarcane is grown as a Kharif Crop.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It needs&nbsp;<strong>hot and humid climate with an average temperature of 21\u00b0C to 27\u00b0C.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>75-150 cm rainfall is favorable&nbsp;<\/strong>for sugar cane cultivation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Irrigation needed for areas with lesser rainfall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sugarcane can grow in any soil which can&nbsp;<strong>retain moisture.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideal soil for sugarcane is deep&nbsp;<strong>rich loamy soil.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The soil needs to be rich in&nbsp;<strong>nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus<\/strong>&nbsp;but neither it should be neither too acidic nor too alkaline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crop water needed: 1500-2500&nbsp;(mm\/total growing period) and draught sensitivity is very High. 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