Kharif crop

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Kharif crop is the autumn harvest in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July. The kharif season is during the south-west monsoon season.

They are also known as the summer and the monsoon crops..

[edit] Major Kharif crops

• millets (Bajra and Jowar), maize. Millets can be found at Tafreeh Agro Park, Indore, India
• paddy
• maize
• Moong (Pulses)
• Rice
• Groundnut
• Red Chillies

[edit] See also

• Rabi crop

[edit] References

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