Question

write short notes about : "kharif" and "Rabi" crops.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Kharif crops are the crops which are sown at the beginning of the rainy season, e.g. between April and May. Rabi crops are the crops that are sown at the end of monsoon or at the beginning of winter season, e.g. between September and October. ... Major Kharif crops are rice, maize, cotton, jowar, bajra etc.

Answer 2

The Kharif cropping season starts with the onset of the Indian subcontinent’s monsoon. Kharif crops are typically sown at the beginning of the first monsoon rains (depends on region to region). Harvesting season begins from the 3rd week of September to October (the exact harvesting dates differ from region to region).                                                                  Following are some of the examples of Kharif crops:

Rice

Maize

Sorghum

Bajra

Soybean

Cotton

Rabi crops are known as winter crops. They are grown in October or November. The crops are then harvested in spring. These crops require frequent irrigation because these are grown in dry areas. Wheat, gram, barley are some of the rabi crops grown in India.

Following are some of the examples of rabi crops:

Wheat

Barley

Oats

Pulses

Mustard

Linseed