Question

How many cropping seasons are found in India? Name them and write a short note on each ​

Answer 1

Answer:

• three cropping seasons

• India has three cropping seasons — rabi, kharif and zaid.

• Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Some of the important rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.

• In India the season is popularly considered to start in June and end in October. Kharif crops are usually sown at the beginning of the first rains during the advent of the south-west monsoon season, and they are harvested at the end of monsoon season (October-November).

• Zaid crops are summer season crops . They grow in long time period mainly from March to June. These crops are mainly grown in the summer season during a period called the "Zaid crop season." They require warm dry weather as major growth period and longer day length for flowering.

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