(i)Pulses are a very important ingredient of vegetarian food as these are rich sources of proteins. These are legume crops which increase the natural fertility of soils through nitrogen fixation.

(ii)India is a leading producer of pulses and accounts for about one-fifth of the total production of pulses in the world.

(iii)The cultivation of pulses in the country is largely concentrated in the drylands of Deccan and central plateaus and northwestern parts of the country.

(iv)Pulses occupy about 11 per cent of the total cropped area in the country. Gram and tur are the main pulses cultivated in India.

(v)Being the rainfed crops of drylands, the yields of pulses are low and fluctuate from year to year.