Kharif crop

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The Kharif crop (Hindi: ख़रीफ़, Urdu: خريف) is the autumn harvest (also known as the summer or monsoon crop) in India and Pakistan. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July, during the south-west monsoon season. The term Kharif means "autumn" in Arabic.

[edit] Major Kharif crops

• Millets (Bajra and Jowar)
• Paddy (Rice)
• Maize
• Moong (Pulses)
• Groundnut
• Red Chillies
• Cotton
• Soyabean
• Sugarcane
• Turmeric

KHARIF CROPS:The crops which are sown in therainy season are called kharif crops .The rainy season in india is genrally from June to September.Paddy, maize,soyabean,groundnut,cotton,etc.,are kharif crops

[edit] See also

• Rabi crop

[edit] References

• http://etawah.nic.in/farming.htm
• http://pali.nic.in/agriculture.htm