Wheat

Wheat is mainly a rabi (winter) season crop in India. Wheat is grown in a variety of soils of India. Soils with a clay loam or loam texture, good structure and moderate water holding capacity are ideal for wheat cultivation. Care should be taken to avoid very porous and excessively drained oils.

n India, Wheat is second important staple food crop after rice. Wheat grain flour is used in form of chapati, puri, bread, cake, sweetmeats, halwa, etc. It provides 20 per cent of total calories for human race. Wheat grain contains 12.2 per cent protein, which is more than other cereals.