alleryMaize grows best within which temperature range?
A5 to 10 degrees C
B21 to 27 degrees C
C35 to 45 degrees C
DBelow freezing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 21 to 27 degrees C
1. Maize is a kharif crop of warm weather.
2. It requires temperature between 21 and 27 degrees C.
3. Extreme cold or extreme heat would harm it.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Cropping Pattern_
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