Name two main crops name
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The major crops can all be divided into four main categories depending on their usage. Food Crops (Wheat, Maize, Rice, Millets and Pulses etc.) Cash Crops (Sugarcane, Tobacco, Cotton, Jute and Oilseeds etc.)
In India there are only two main cropping or agricultural seasons.
They are Kharif and Rabi.
The crops sown im these two seasons are also called Kharif crops and rabi crops.
The word 'Kharif' means autumn in Arabic.
The kharif seasons starts with the arrival of the monsoon in India.
This season is given the name kharif because it's harvest coincides with autumn season in india.
The kharif crops are sown during June-july and are harvested by October -November, around Deepawali.
Kharif crops includes bajra, jowar, paddy, maize, pluses, suger cane and turmeric.
The word Rabi means spring in Arabic.
This season is given the name rabi because it's harvest coincides with the spring season in india.
Rabi crops are generally sown after the rainy season during October November and harvested by February -March.
These crops are irrigated with water from the wells, lakes, and rivers.
The important Of Rabi crops are wheat, mustard, sesame and peas.