Author name: The Toaike Editorial Team

Sunflower

India’s third oilseed crop by area, grown across 1.5 million hectares of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra in kharif and

India’s most important rabi oilseed, grown across 6 million hectares of Rajasthan, Haryana, and UP; the dominant edible oil source

India’s primary kharif oilseed crop in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, grown across 11 million hectares; the backbone of the

India’s most important oilseed, grown across 4.7 million hectares of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan; the primary source

A widely grown rabi vegetable-pulse of the north Indian plains and hills, valued both for fresh consumption and dry grain

Grown across 3 million hectares in kharif and summer seasons across MP, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, urad is the

A short-duration (60–65 day) summer and kharif pulse grown across 3.5 million hectares, providing India’s fastest-growing protein crop and the

A rabi pulse grown across 1.5 million hectares of MP, UP, and West Bengal, providing affordable high-quality protein and iron

India’s second most important pulse, grown across 4 million hectares of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka — the primary protein

India’s most important pulse, grown across 9 million hectares of rabi central and peninsular India — the primary protein source