Question

A) what is photoperiod? b)what are rabi and kharif crops ? give one example of each

Answer 1

Photoperiod – Photoperiod, also known as light duration. It is the daily duration of light to which the plants are exposed to sunlight.

Rabi Crops - Rabi crops or Rabi harvest are agricultural crops sown in winter and harvested in the spring in the South Asia. It is also known as winter crop.

Examples – Wheat, Mustard, Pea, Sesame, Barley and Gram.

Kharif Crops - Kharif crops or monsoon crops are domesticated plants cultivated and harvested during the rainy (monsoon) season in the South Asia, which lasts between April and October depending on the area

Examples – Sugarcane, Turmeric, Rice (Paddy), Maize, Millets (Bajra and Jowar), Groundnuts