Gujarat: Climate

  Gujarat is known for its climatic diversity. The salient aspects of Climate in Gujarat are listed below:   Area 1,96,024 sq km Rainfall Average annual rainfall: 93.2cm Temperature Summer(March to May): 25 to 45°C Winter(November to February): 15 to 35°C Eco System Ranges from deserts, scrublands, grasslands, deciduous forests, and wetlands to MANGROVES, coral … Read more

Climatic Regions of India

Climatic Regions of India : Koeppen’s Classification Climate Type Climatic Region Annual Rainfall in the Region Amw (Monsoon type with shorter dry winter season) Western coastal region, south of Mumbai over 300 cm As (Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period) Coromandel coast = Coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh 75 … Read more

Horticulture of Rajasthan

  INFRASTRUCTURE  Limited facilities for grading,  sorting & packaging Inappropriate transport facilities for erishables Poor Mandi infrastructure Lack of net work of rural/ local markets Lac of perishable cargo centre Fluctuations in area & prod. due to frequent drought conditions, Its need of the hour to bring stability through Rain Water Harvesting based fruit plantations having … Read more

Soil Types

Soil is defined as upper layer of the earth composed of loose surface material. It is a mixture of many substances including endless variety of Minerals, remnants of Plants and animals, water and air. It is the end product of continuing interaction between the parent material, local Climate, plant and animal organisms and elevation of … Read more

Climate of Rajasthan

Climate of Rajasthan   Like its varying topography, Rajasthan has varying climate. The weather or climate of the Rajasthan can be broadly classified into four distinct seasons. They are – Pre-monsoon, which is the hot season preceding the monsoon and extends from April to June, the Monsoon that occurs in the month of June in … Read more

Vegetation of Rajasthan

  Rajasthan : Vegetation VEGETATION (TRESS AND SHRUBS) The state of Rajasthan is endowed with a wealth of a wide range of vegetaion. They can be discussed in two broad categories i.e. into two distinct groups – one comprising the arid vegetaion, falling into western part of the state while the other belonging to semi-arid … Read more

Soil of Rajasthan

Soil of Rajasthan         The Aravallis divide Rajasthan state into eastern and western Rajasthan. The soil improves in fertility from west and northwest towards east and northeast. In many parts of the state the soils are saline or alkaline. The soils of the State have been divided into the 7 groups on … Read more

DESERT ECOSYSTEM

  Deserts are formed in regions with less than 25 cm of annual rainfall, .or sometimes in hot regions where there is more rainfall, but unevenly distributed in the annual cycle. Lack’ of rain in the mid latitude is often due to stable high pressure zones; deserts in temperate regions often lie in “rain shadows”, … Read more

Classification of climates, (Koppen and Thornthwaite)

  Climatic Regions of India : Koeppen’s Classification Climate Type Climatic Region Annual Rainfall in the Region Amw (Monsoon type with shorter dry winter season) Western coastal region, south of Mumbai over 300 cm As (Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period) Coromandel coast = Coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh … Read more

Cold Desert/ Temperate Desert

  Cold desert of India include areas of ladak, leh and kargil of kashmir and spiti valley of Himachal  Pradesh and some parts of northern Uttaranchal and Sikkim. Lies in rain shadow of Himalaya Oak, pine, deodar, birch and rhododendron are the important trees and bushes found there. Major  animal include yaks, dwarf cows, and … Read more