HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Kharif crops are sown at the beginning of the first monsoon rains (around early May) and are called monsoon/ autumn crops. They require hot weather and a huge amount of water to grow. Examples-Maize, paddy, groundnut, cotton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Groundnut is harvested as a rabi crop in Orissa. Weather forecast present there is clear that is congenial for harvesting and post-harvest activities in major groundnut belts in the states like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-3: -The kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra, finger millet/ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc. The rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.