Collect seeds of wheat, rice, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, oilseeds and pulses available in the market. Bring them to the class and find out in which types of soil they grow.

Every crop requires different kind of soil to grow in:

Wheat: It grows good in well-drained loamy soil. Black soil provides excellent quality grain.

Rice: It grows well in alluvial clayey soil which can retain water.

Jowar, Bajra, Ragi: These can be grown is less fertile and sandy soil.

Maize: It requires well drained, deep and fertile soil.

Oilseeds: Oilseeds are grown in alluvial soil and in black soil. Mustard requires alluvial soil.

Pulses: They are grown in less fertile alluvial soil and red soil.