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Agriculture · Q771

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 771

Q771

Jowar is primarily a native of

A.
India
B.
Africa
Answer
C.
China
D.
Central Asia

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Jowar is primarily a native of Africa but now it is grown in many of the countries as a cereal grain and also for fodder. It is either cultivated in warm climates worldwide or naturalized in pasturelands. Most of the varieties are drought and heat tolerant, nitrogen efficient and are specially grown in arid and semi-arid regions.