Question

Please give 10 examples of Rabi, Kharif and Zaid crops, pelase I have an exam tomorrow.

Answer 1

Examples of Rabi Crops:

Cereals

1. wheat (Triticum aestvium)
2. oat (Avena sativa)
3. barley
4. maize (Zea mays, L.)

Seed plants

5. alfalfa (Lucerne, Medicago sativa)
6. linseed
7. sesame
8. cumin (Cuminum cyminum, L)
9. coriander (Coriandrum sativum, L)
10. mustard (Brassica juncea L.)
11. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
12. fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum, L)
13. isabgol (Plantago ovata)

 Vegetables
14. pea
15. chickpea (Gram, Cicer arientinum)
16. onion (Allium cepa, L.)
17. tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, L)
18. potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Examples of Kharif crops

1. Rice (paddy and deepwater)
2. Millet
3. Maize (corn)
4. Mung bean (green gram)
5. Urad bean (black gram)
6. Guar
7. Pea
8. Peanut (groundnut)
9. soyabean
10. arhar

Examples of Zaid crops

1. Water melon
2. cucumber
3. muskmelon
4. sunflower
5. sugarcane
6. bittergourd
7. pumpkin

Answer 2

Kharif Crops

The Kharif crop is the summer crop or monsoon crop in India.

Sown in :  beginning of the first rains in July
Harvested :  during the rainy (monsoon) season , between April and October


Major Kharif crops of India include Rice, Millets (Bajra and Jowar), Maize, Mung bean, Groundnut, Red Chillies, Cotton, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric ,Urad bean etc.


Rabi Crops

The Rabi crop is the spring harvest or winter crop in India .
Sown in: Winter ( Last of October)
Harvested in : Spring (March, April)

Major Rabi crops in India include Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Gram, Sesame, Peas, Sunflower, Coriander, Tomato, Onion, Potato, Oat etc.



Zaid Crop

This crop is grown in some parts of country during March to June.

 Major Zaid crops in India are Watermelon, Muskmelon, , bitter gourd, pumpkin, cucumber  etc.