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Seasons | Sown | Harvested | Crops | Regions |
Rabi | Oct-Dec | April-June | Wheat , Barley, Peas, Gram, Mustard | Punjab, Haryana, U.P., J & K |
Kharif | June-Aug | Sep-Oct | Paddy, Maize, Jowar, Bajra, Moong, Urad, Jute, Cotton, Groundnut | Assam, W.Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, U.P. |
Zaid | April-May | June-July | Mango, Watermelon, Cucumber, Vegetables |
Major crops grown in India are rice, wheat, millets, pulses, tea, coffee, sugarcane, oilseeds, cotton and jute, etc.
It is the staple diet of India. India ranks second in the world in terms of rice production after China. It is a Kharif crop which requires high temperature, (above 25°C) and high humidity with annual rainfall above 100 cm.
It is the main food crop, in north and north-western part of the country. This rabi crop requires a cool growing season and a bright sunshine at the time of ripening. It requires 50 to 75 cm of annual rainfall evenly distributed over the growing season.
Jowar, Bajra and Ragi are the important millets grown in India.
Jowar:
Bajra:
Ragi:
Pulses: