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Encyclopedia > Jowar

Jowar - also known as jwari - is a staple grain in large parts of central India. The botanical name is Sorghum.


Jowar can grow with less amount of water and hence in the drier regions, it is preferred over wheat or rice.


A variety of unleavened bread made from jowar called bhakri is the staple diet in many parts of India like Maharashtra and northern Karnataka.


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India: Women's Agricultural Labor (452 words)
Jowar (large millet) is the principal crop, followed by cotton.
Jowar grows well in the fl heavy soils, doesn't require much manure, and can be raised year after year on the same land.
By contrast to Jowar, cotton depletes the soil and is often rotated with Jowar.
Cropping Patterns (1368 words)
The area under the kharif jowar in India is highest in Maharashtra (2.5 m ha), closely followed by madhya Pradesh (2.3 m ha), whereas in each of the states of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat, the area under this crops is between 1.0 and 1.4 m ha.
Jowar is mainly grown where rainfall distribution ranges from 10-20 per month at least for 3 to 4 months of the south-westerly monsoon or is still more abundant.
However, it may be observed that jowar and bajra are grown mostly under identical environmental conditions and both have a wide spectrum adaptability in respect of rainfall, temperature and rainfall.
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