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कृषि ज्ञान सीरीज - 30

AGRICULTURE KNOWLEDGE – 30

Optimum pH
Range for
different Crops
pH Range
 CROPS OPTIMUM pH RANGE

Cereals
Wheat 6.0-7.5
Barley 6.0-7.5
Maize 6.0-7.5
Sorghum 6.0-7.5
Millets 5.0-6.5
Rice 4.0-6.0
Oats 5.0-7.7
Legumes
Groundnut 5.3-6.6
soybean 5.5-7.0
pea 5.5-7.0
lentil 5.5-7.0
Field beans 5.5-7.0
Others
Sugarcane 6.0-7.5
Mustard 6.0-7.5
Cotton 5.0-6.5
Tea 4.0-6.0
Coffee 4.5-6.5
Cocoa 6.6-7.0
Rubber 4.5-6.0
Coconut 5.2-8.0
Fruits
Mango 6.5-8.0
Banana 5.5-6.5
Sweet Orange 6.5-8.5
Grapes 6.5-7.0
Guava 4.5-8.2
Pineapple 5.5-7.0
 Papaya 5.5-7.0
Pomegranate 5.5-7.2
Apple 5.8-6.2
Pear 5.8-6.2
Vegetables
Tomato 6.5-7.5
Brinjal 6.5-7.5
Lady Finger 6.0-6.8
Chillies 6.5-7.5
Capsicum 5.5-7.0
Pumpkin 6.5-7.5
Snake Gourd 6.5-7.5
Bottle Gourd 6.5-7.5
Bitter Gourd 6.5-7.5
Cluster bean 7.5-8.0
French Bean 5.5-6.0
Cabbage 5.5.-6.5
Cauliflower 5.5-6.6
Cucumber 6.5-7.5
Water melon 6.5-7.5
Musk melon 6.5-7.5
Carrot 6.0-7.0
Radish 5.5-6.8
Beet Root 6.0-7.0
Potato 5.0-5.5
Sweet potato 5.6-6.6
Onion 6.0-7.0
Coriander 6.5-7.5
Flowers
Rose 6.0-7.0
Mari Gold 7.0-7.5
Gladiolus 6.0-7.0
Lotus 5.5-9.0
Q.1 – What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Wheat” Crop?
(a) 4.0 – 5.0
(b) 4.5 – 5.5
(c) 6.0 – 7.5
(d) 7.5 – 8.5
(e) None of these

Q.2- What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Coffee” Crop?

(a) 4.0 – 5.0
(b) 4.5 – 6.5
(c) 6.0 – 7.5
(d) 7.5 – 8.5
(e) None of these
Q.3 – What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Oats” Crop?
(a) 4.5 – 6.0
(b) 4.5 – 5.5
(c) 5.0 – 7.7
(d) 7.5 – 8.5
(e) None of these

Q.4– What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Lady Finger” Crop?
(a) 4.0 – 5.0
(b) 4.5 – 5.5
(c) 5.0 – 6.5
(d) 6.0 – 6.8
(e) None of these
Q.5– What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Mary Gold” Flower?
(a) 4.5 – 5.0
(b) 4.5 – 6.5
(c) 7.0 – 7.5
(d) 6.0 – 6.8
(e) None of these

Q.6- What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Water melon” Crop?
(a) 4.0 – 5.0
(b) 5.5 – 7.5
(c) 7.0 – 8.5
(d) 8.0 – 8.8
(e) None of these
Q.7- What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Sugarcane” Crop?
(a) 4.5 – 5.0
(b) 4.5 – 5.8
(c) 6.0 – 7.5
(d) 7.5 – 8.5
(e) None of these

Q.8 –Which sequence is correct (Crop – Optimum pH Range)?

कौन सा क्रम सही है?
A. Maize 6.0-7.5
B. Rose 6.0-7.0
C. Cotton 5.0-6.5

(a) Only A is right

(b) A & B is right
(c) All are right
(d) All are wrong
(e) None of these
Q.9- What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Pineapple” Plant?
(a) 4.0 – 5.0
(b) 4.5 – 5.5
(c) 5.5 – 7.0
(d) 7.0 – 7.8
(e) None of these

Q.10- What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Onion” Crop?

(a) 4.5 – 5.0
(b) 5.5 – 6.5
(c) 6.0 – 7.0
(d) 6.0 – 6.8
(e) None of these
 Today’s Special Question

Q. What is the optimum pH range of soil for “Ber” fruit?

(a) 4.0 – 5.5
(b) 5.0 – 6.5
(c) 6.0 – 7.5
(d) 7.0 – 8.5
(e) None of these

Answer of Previous Question

Q. India’s first GI Tag was provided for which product?

(a) Coorg Orange
(b) Kanga Tea
(c) Shahi Litchi
(d) Darjeeling Tea
(e) None of these

* Darjeeling Tea was got GI Tag in 2004 in the West Bengal State.