| Crop | Thermal °Cc | Frost °Cc | Rain mm/yc | Cycle dc | Soil pHn | Textures | Depths | Salinityz | Drainagew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals & Grains9 | |||||||||
Barley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Maize | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Millets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rainfed bunded rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Irrigated rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rice under natural floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rainfed upland rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sorghum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheat | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fruits, Nuts & Trees21 | |||||||||
Avocado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Banana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cashew | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Citrus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coconut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Guava | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Longan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mango | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Olive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Papaya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pear | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Persimmon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pineapple | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Date palm ★ Phoenix dactylifera | 26–45 | -4 | 200–300 | 365–365 | 6.5–8 | medium, light | deep (>>150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |
Grape ★ Vitis vinifera | 18–30 | -3 | 700–850 | 160–270 | 5.5–7.5 | medium, organic | deep (>>150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |
Pomegranate ★ Punica granatum | 23–32 | 0 | 900–1200 | 180–365 | 6.5–7.5 | heavy, medium | deep (>>150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |
Fig ★ Ficus carica | 16–26 | -1 | 700–1500 | 120–300 | 6–7 | medium | deep (>>150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |
Apricot ★ Prunus armeniaca | 14–35 | -1 | 900–1300 | 180–240 | 6.5–7 | medium | deep (>>150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |
Almond ★ Prunus amygdalus | 12–35 | -1 | 600–900 | 150–240 | 6.5–7 | medium | medium (50-150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |
| Vegetables7 | |||||||||
Cabbage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Carrot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cucumber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Onion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Green pepper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tomato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Watermelon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulses & Legumes6 | |||||||||
Beans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chickpea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cowpea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Groundnut / peanut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Soybean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roots & Tubers3 | |||||||||
Cassava | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sweet potato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Potato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oil & Fibre5 | |||||||||
Castor bean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oil palm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Safflower | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sesame | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sunflower | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beverage3 | |||||||||
Arabica coffee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Robusta coffee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Industrial & Other7 | |||||||||
Bamboo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cinnamon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cocoa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cotton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rubber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sugarcane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tobacco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forage2 | |||||||||
Alfalfa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rhodes grass ★ Chloris gayana | 20–37 | -1 | 600–1500 | 150–210 | 4.5–7 | heavy, medium | deep (>>150 cm) | low (<4 dS/m) | well (dry spells) |