Consider the following statements with reference to the Wheat cereal crop 1 It is primarily a crop o...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Wheat cereal crop:

1. It is primarily a crop of tropical zone.

2. About 85 per cent of total area under this crop is concentrated in north and central regions of the country.

3. The yield level of wheat is very high in Punjab and Haryana.

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1 and 3

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All of the above

Wheat is the second most important cereal crop in India after rice.
India produces about 12 per cent of total wheat production of world.
It is primarily a crop of temperate zone.
Hence, its cultivation in India is done during winter i.e.rabi season.
About 85 per cent of total area under this crop is concentrated in north and central regions of the country i.e.Indo-Gangetic Plain, Malwa Plateau and Himalayas up to 2,700 m altitude.
Being a rabi crop, it is mostly grown under irrigated conditions.
But it is a rainfed crop in Himalayan highlands and parts of Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh.