CLASSIFICATION OF HORTICULTURE PLANT BY SEASON

1. NAME : ABHISHEK TIRKEY
TOPIC : CLASSIFICATION OF HORTICULTURE
CROPS BASED ON SEASON

2. CLASSIFICATION OF HORTICULTURE
CROPS BASED ON SEASON

3. Classification Of Horticultural Crops Based On Season
KHARIF
CROPS
RABI
CROPS
ARID
CROPS

5. KHARIF CROPS
Rice, maize, and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops in
India. The opposite of the Kharif crop is the Rabi crop, which is
grown in the winter.
What are Kharif crops?
Kharif crops are those that are sown in the monsoon
season and are also known as monsoon crops.

6. The kharif crops include
• Rice,
• Maize,
• Sorghum,
• Pearl millet/bajra,
• Finger millet/ragi (cereals),
• Arhar (pulses),
• Soyabean,
• Groundnut (oilseeds),
• Cotton

7. RABI CROPS
The crops grown in the winter season (October to March) are
called rabi crops.
What is Rabi crops ?

8. The rabi crops include
• Wheat,
• Barley,
• Oats (cereals),
• Chickpea/gram (pulses),
• Linseed,
• Mustard (oilseeds)
• Sesame
• Peas
• Gram

9. RABI CROPS
What is Zaid crop season?
Zaid/Summer Season Crops
Agricultural crops which are grown in the short duration between
Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June, are
called Zaid crops.

10. Some of the crops produced during Zaid season
are :
• Watermelon,
• Muskmelon,
• Cucumber,
• Vegetables and
• Fodder crops.
• Sugarcane takes almost a year to grow.

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