RABI KHARIF ZAID

Rabi crops are sown in winter from October Kharif crops are grown with the onset of Zaid crops are sown around the month
to December monsoon around the month of June in of march and april
different parts of the country
Harvested in summer from April to June Harvested in September to October Harvested during the month of June
E.g.: BMW, wheat, barley, peas, gram and E.g.: RMC, Paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur E.g.: PCW, watermelon, muskmelon,
mustard. (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops,
groundnut, and soyabean.
North and North western parts of India such Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and
as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Gujarat
Jammu and Kashmir. Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra, particularly
(Konkan Coast) along with Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar <are the most important rice
growing regions>
Availability of precipitation during winter Recently paddy has also become an Grown in between Rabi and Kharif
months due to the western temperate important crop of Punjab and Haryana Seasons
cyclones helps in the success of these crops.
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are In states like assam , West Bengal and It is a short season
important for the production of wheat and Odisha, three crops of paddy are grown in a
other rabi crops. year.
The success of the green revolution in These are Aus, Aman, and Boro Sugarcane takes almost a year to grow.
Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and
parts of Rajasthan has also been an
important factor in the growth of rabi crops