Lesson 17: Agro Climatic zones of Karnataka
Karnataka is divided in to 10 agro climatic zones taking into consideration the rainfall pattern-quantum and distribution, soil types, texture, depth and physio-chemical properties, elevation, topography major crops and type of vegetation. Agroclimatic zones and their characteristics are shown below.
ELEVATION |
RAINFALL |
PRINCIPAL CROPS |
DISTRICTS |
|
North Eastern Transition Zone |
800-900m | 830-890mm | Pulses, jowar, oil seeds, bajra, cotton & sugarcane | Bidar ,Gulbarga |
North Eastern dry Zone |
300-450m | 633.2 to 806.6mm | Rabi jowar, Bajra, Pulses, oilseeds and cotton. | Gulbarga ,Yadgir , Raichur |
Northern Dry zone |
450-900m | 464.5-785.7mm | Maize, bajra, Groundnut, cotton Wheat, Sugarcane and Tobacco | Koppal , Gadag , Dharwad , Belgaum , Bijapur, Bagalkot , Bellary , Davangere , Raichur |
Central Dry Zone |
450-900m | 453.5-717.7mm | Ragi, jowar, pulses and Oilseeds | Chitradurga , Davangere, Tumkur , Chickmagalur , Hassan |
Eastern dry zone |
800-900m | 679.1-888.9mm | Ragi, rice, pulses, maize and oil seeds. | Bangalore Rural , Ramanagar Bangalore Urban , Kolar , Chikkaballpur Tumkur |
Southern dry zone |
450-900m | 670.6-888.6mm | Rice, ragi, pulses, jowar and tobacco | Mysore , Chamarajnagar, Mandya , Tumkur , Hassan |
Southern Transition Zone |
611.7-1053.9mm | Rice, Ragi, Pulses, Jowar and Tobacco. | Hassan , Chickmagalur , Shimoga , Mysore , Davanagere | |
Northern transition zone |
450-900m | 619.4-1303.2mm | Rice, Jowar, Groundnut, Pulses, Sugarcane and Tobacco. | Belgaum , Dharwad , Haveri , Gadag |
Hilly zone |
904.4-3695.1mm | Rice and pulses | Uttara Kannada , Belgaum , Dharwad , Haveri , Shimoga , Chickmangalur , Kodagu ,Hassan | |
Coastal Zone |
<300-800m | 3010.9 – 4694.4mm | Rice, Pulses and Sugarcane. | Udupi , Dakshina Kannada , Uttara Kannada |