Namely, Kharif and Rabi. Let us take a look at these. Kharif Crops The word Kharif is Arabic for autumn since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter.
As cultivation of these crops happens in the monsoon season, another name for Kharif crop is monsoon crop. The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September.
We sow the crop at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvest by September or October. Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif crops. Rabi Crops The Arabic translation of the word Rabi is spring. As these crops harvest in the springtime hence the name. The Rabi season usually starts in November and lasts up to March or April.
Cultivation of Rabi crop is mainly through irrigation since monsoons are already over by November. In fact, unseasonal showers in November or December can ruin the crop. Farmers sow the seeds at the beginning of autumn, which results in a spring harvest. Wheat, barley, mustard, and green peas are some of the major rabi crops that grow in India. Zaid Crops In between the rabi and the Kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the Zaid season. Some of the crops produced during zaid are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables, and fodder crops.
Sugarcane takes almost a year to grow. Hence, Option 1 is correct. There is a short season between Kharif and Rabi season from March to July. In general, Zaid crops are crops that grow in this season.
Also, these grow on irrigated lands. So we do not have to wait for monsoons to grow them. Get Started for Free Download App. According to census which district of HP has the lowest Scheduled Tribes population? One is via Baltal. Which is the other? According to census the density of population in H.
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Months from March and June are warm, dry, and with longer days, so they pose the best months for these crops. Chief Zaid crops include seasonal fruits and vegetables that are sown during March and April and harvested during June and July.
They provide nutrition to the platter of end consumer and keep the wallets of the grower happy. The government, in recent years, has started giving importance to the Zaid season. This cropping season has the potential to decrease the deficit in the production of pulses during Kharif.
Certain pulses can be grown in the season between February and June. Pulses like moong and urad can be easily sown in this season. There had been reports of crop damage due to heavy rains in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh last year. If farmers use the fallow land to grow Zaid crops, they can save their crops from monsoon damage. The government, through this idea, intends to increase the area under cultivation of moon and urad across 4.
Zaid season gives farmers a chance to utilize their land and water reserves to grow profitable crops, which include a few pulses. Growing cucumbers and melons during this season is particularly beneficial because, as the summer approaches, the demand for cucumbers, water melon, and musk melon increases in the market.
So, the crops can prove to be quite lucrative for farmers. Dear patron, thank you for being our reader. Readers like you are an inspiration for us to move Agri Journalism forward. We need your support to keep delivering quality Agri Journalism and reach the farmers and people in every corner of rural India. Every contribution is valuable for our future.
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