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‘Though Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of sugar mills yet Maharashtra is the largest producer of sugar’. Give any two reasons to justify the statement. |
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Answer» • Climate: Sugarcane is a tropical crop. Peninsular India has tropical climate which gives higher yield per unit area as compared to north India. • Higher sucrose: Due to favourable climatic conditions, the sucrose content is also higher in tropical variety of sugarcane in the south. • Long crushing period: The crushing season is also much longer in the south than in the north. For example, crushing season is of nearly four months in the north. Whereas it is of nearly 7-8 months in the south. |
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