Surveys conducted by a Non-Government Organisation reveal that in the state of Punjab, the area under cultivation of pulses has tended to shrink by 40% while the area under rice and wheat has tended to shrink by 20%, between the years 2007-2017. However, other crops like barley and maize have witnessed an increase in area by 43% and 39% respectively over the same period of time. From the textual data provided, identify which crop's volume depreciated the highest from 2007-2017.

Surveys conducted by a Non-Government Organisation reveal that in the

1.	Surveys conducted by a Non-Government Organisation reveal that in the state of Punjab, the area under cultivation of pulses has tended to shrink by 40% while the area under rice and wheat has tended to shrink by 20%, between the years 2007-2017. However, other crops like barley and maize have witnessed an increase in area by 43% and 39% respectively over the same period of time. From the textual data provided, identify which crop's volume depreciated the highest from 2007-2017.
Answer» Surveys conducted by a Non-Government Organisation reveal that in the state of Punjab, the area under cultivation of pulses has tended to shrink by 40% while the area under rice and wheat has tended to shrink by 20%, between the years 2007-2017. However, other crops like barley and maize have witnessed an increase in area by 43% and 39% respectively over the same period of time. From the textual data provided, identify which crop's volume depreciated the highest from 2007-2017.