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Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

The potato crop is usually grown not from seed but from "seed potatoes" - small tubers or pieces of tuber sown to a depth of 5 to 10 cm. Purity of the cultivars and healthy seed tubers are essential for a successful crop. Tuber seed should be disease-free, well-sprouted and from 30 to 40 g each in weight.
Grow potatoes in fall, winter, and spring in hot summer southern regions. Plant potatoes as early as 4 to 6 weeks before the average last frost in spring or any time after the soil temperature warms to 40°F. Potatoes need 75 to 135 or more cool, frost-free days to reach harvest depending on the variety.
The areas where potato crop is prominently cultivated are: Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Punjab. In India Uttar Pradesh is the area where potatoes are grown in a big way. Almost over 41% of the total production of potato is from Uttar Pradesh.

For northern state, tomato cultivation for spring season is done in late November and transplanted in second fortnight of January. For autumn crop, sowing is done in July - August and transplanted in August - September. In hilly areas sowing is done in March- April and transplantation is done in April -May.
The major Tomato producing States in the country are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. These States are account for 91% of the total production of the country.

Drumstick, scientifically known as Moringa oleifera, belongs to the family Moringaceae. Nutrients rich green leaves and green fruit pod and flower buds make drumstick one of the most delicious tropical plants. The oil extracted from Moringa seeds is used as vegetable oil and biofuel. It is also used in the production of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, dyes, animal and fish feed. Interestingly, the oil is even used in water purification products!
India is the major supplier of Morniga products. India exported moringa leaves worth Rs 14.6 crore in 2015, compared to Rs 11.61 crore in 2014. Growing at a rate of 26% to 30% annually, the export of moringa leaves is a big business in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha.The major moringa products importing countries are European Union, United States of America, China and Gulf Countries.Top moringa leaves importing countries are China, the US, Germany, Canada, South Korea and European countries.