Assessment of long-term climate variability and its impact on the decadal growth of horticultural crops in central India

Ecological Processes

Table 8 Major horticultural crops along with the districts in which they are grown

Major crop	Major districts in which crop grown
Fruit crops
Citrus (oranges)	Neemuch, Mandsaur, Hoshangabad, Chhindwara
Mango	Rewa, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Balaghat, Indore
Guava	Rewa, Sagar, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad, Indore, Khargone*
Banana	Khargone, Balaghat, Jabalpur
Pomegranate	Mandsaur, Khargone*, Bhopal, Chhindwara
Vegetable crops
Onion	Sagar, Chhindwara, Rewa, Indore
Tomato	Chhatarpur, Sagar, Hoshangabad, Rewa, Jabalpur, Chhindwara
Potato	Gwalior, Sagar, Chhindwara, Rewa, Indore*
Peas	Gwalior, Tikamgarh, Sagar, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Indore
Spice crops
Garlic	Guna, Sagar, Chhindwara, Chhatarpur, Indore, Neemuch, Mandsaur
Chilli	Gwalior, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Neemuch, Khargone
Coriander	Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Rewa, Jabalpur, Neemuch, Mandsaur
Flower crop
Marigold	Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur*, Mandsaur

The districts with the asterisk mark are the predicted vulnerable districts for climate change. The horticultural crops grown in these districts may be adversely affected