What is kharif and rabi crops

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). Examples of Kharif Crops Following are some of the examples of Kharif crops: Rice Maize Sorghum Bajra Soybean Cotton Rabi Crops 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. Examples of Rabi Crops Following are some of the examples of rabi crops: Wheat Barley Oats

Crops which are sown in winter season like grain,gramand pulses are called rabi crops. Crops which are sown in rainy season like rice,paddy are called kharif crops

Kharif Crops

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).

Examples of Kharif Crops

Following are some of the examples of Kharif crops:

• Rice
• Maize
• Sorghum
• Bajra
• Soybean
• Cotton

Rabi Crops

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.

Examples of Rabi Crops

Following are some of the examples of rabi crops:

• Wheat
• Barley
• Oats

Crops which are sown in rainy season are called kharif crops. Examples of kharif crops are soybean, groundnut ,cotton etc. And Rabi crops are those crops which are grown in winter season examples are wheat gram etc.