Question: Which crop covers the largest area during the Kharif season in Rajasthan?
Options:
Cotton
Maize
Bajra (Pearl Millet)
Jowar (Sorghum)
🔑Important Key Points:
-Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops as they are cultivated in the monsoon season.
-Their cropping season starts in June and ends in October.
-These crops are sown at the beginning of the rainy season.
-Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, sorghum, soybean, groundnut, cotton, etc. are all Kharif types of crops.
-Cereal is also called grain, any grass (family Poaceae) yielding starchy seeds suitable for food.
-India produces a variety of cereals, which are classified as fine grains (rice, wheat) and coarse grains (jawar, bajra, maize, ragi), etc.
🛑 Additional Information::
• Zaid Season:
-It is a short season between Kharif and Rabi season.
-The crops grown during this season are known as Zaid crops.
-Pumpkin, cucumber, watermelon, bitter gourd, etc. are all zaid types of crops.Â
• Rabi Season:
-These are the crops that are sown at the end of the monsoon season or at the beginning of the winter season.
-These crops also are known as winter crops.
-Wheat, Mustard, Peas, Pulses, Barley, etc. are all Rabi types of crops.