Question: When are the kharif crops harvested?
Options:
July – August
September – October
March – April
More than one of the above
🔑Key Points:
The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called Kharif crops.
Kharif crops are the crops that are sown at the beginning of the rainy season, e.g. between April and May.Â
The Kharif crops are harvested in the month of September-October
Important crops grown during this season are paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soybean.
Kharif crop requires high temperature and high humidity.​
🔴Additional Information:
There are three cropping seasons in India.
Rabi.
Kharif.
Zaid.
Rabi crops are sown in the winter season from October to December and harvested in the summer season from April to June.
Wheat, Barley, Peas, Gram, and Mustard-produced during Rabi.
Zaid season is a short season In between the Rabi and the Kharif seasons.
Cucumber and watermelon are produced during Zaid.