Abstract

                                Among the dryland crops, grown in Visakhapatnam district, Kasi or Pusa Gogu' occupies a prominent place as a commercial crop. Due to its high yield compared to the Bhimlipatam Jute (Hibiscus cannabinus) and due to the good price prevailing in the market for jute, the area under this crop is fast increasing, and replacing the local Gogu' (Bhimilipatam jute) as well as groundnut, an important dry land crop of this tract. It is largely grown in the taluks of Palakonda, Bobbili, Cheepurapalli, Parvatipuram, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Salur and Patapatnam of this district both on wet and drylands. The dryland area is very large compared to that on wet lands. Tekkali and Srungavarpukota taluks also grow this crop on a small scale, and it is having a rapid natural spread from one taluk to the other in this district.

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