Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is NOT a rabi crop?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Cotton.
Key Points
- Rabi crops or rabi harvest are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in India.
- Some example of Rabi crops is wheat, barley, gram, peas, mustard, rapeseed and linseed.
- Hence Cotton is NOT a rabi crop.
- States from the north and northwestern parts such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh are important for the production of wheat and other rabi crops.
- Availability of precipitation during winter months due to the western temperate cyclones helps in the success of these crops.
Additional Information
- Zaid Season:
- It is a short season between Kharif and Rabi seasons.
- The crops grown during this season are known as Zaid crops.
- Pumpkin, cucumber, watermelon, bitter gourd, etc. are all zaid types of crops.
- Kharif Season:
- 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.
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