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VEGETATION & CROPS of INDIA
Vegetation patterns of India are divided into 6 types viz., moist tropical, dry tropical, montane subtropical, montane temperate, subalpine and alpine, explained in a lucid manner by Dr. Manishika Jain.

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Tropical Rain Forests
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Include tropical evergreen forests and tropical semi-evergreen forests
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Rainfall surplus of 200 cm, with a short dry season.
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Archetypal Rain-Forests.
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Limited within rainy slopes of the Western Ghats, plains of West Bengal and Orissa and North-eastern India.
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Trees attain heights of about 60 m and above.
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Ebony, mahogany and rosewood
Tropical Deciduous Forests
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Cast leaves for about 6 to 8 weeks in summer.
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Monsoon forests
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Form a natural cover all over India, especially within regions having 200 and 75 cm of annual rainfall.
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State of Kerala in India, eastern slopes of Western Ghats, north-eastern parts of the peninsular plateau, Himalaya mountains.
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Cost-effective, less resistant to fire.
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Moist and dry deciduous forests.
Moist Deciduous Forests
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Eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, north-eastern part of the peninsula- east Madhya Pradesh, south Bihar and west Orissa, Shiwaliks.
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Teak, Sal, and sandalwood.
Thorn Forests and Shrubs
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Found in dry places where the annual rainfall is less than 70 cm.
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North-western India, from Saurashtrain the south to Punjab plains in the north.
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Extend towards northern Madhya Pradesh and south-west Uttar Pradesh, covering Bundelkhand plateau.
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Dispersed trees with long roots, broadened in a radial pattern
Tidal or Mangrove Forests
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Found along the coasts and rivers
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Mangrove trees
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Sundari
Temperate Forests and Grasslands
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Various types of plants are found in the Himalayas varying altitudes.
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The broad-leaved evergreen trees usually grow between altitudes of 1 km and 2 km- oak, chestnut and maple
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Coniferous trees like pine, deodar, silver fir and spruce between altitudes 1.5 km and 3 km
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Southern slopes of the Himalayas.
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Temperate grasslands at higher altitudes
Alpine and Tundra Vegetation
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Altitudes above 3.6 km
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Stunted growth
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Silver Fir, Pine, Juniper and Birch
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Alpine Grasslands at higher altitudes in this region.
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Gujjar and Bakarwal make use of this region.
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Lichen and Mosses are found
Himalayan Vegetation
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Tropical forests in the eastern region
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Pine and coniferous woodlands of the western Himalayas
Desert Region
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Thar Desert
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Short and stout, and stunted
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Cacti, Reunjha, Khejra, Kanju, Ak etc.

India Vegetation Map
India Vegetation Map

India Bajra Production Map
India Bajra Production Map

India Barley Production
India Barley Production

India Cotton, Jute and Rubber Production
India Cotton, Jute and Rubber Production

India Rice Production Map
India Rice Production Map

India Sugarcane Tobacco, Tea and Coffee Production
India Sugarcane Tobacco, Tea and Coffee Production

India Wheat Production
India Wheat Production
-Manishika