Which are important kharif crops ? When are these crops grown and where ?
Paddy (rice), maize, jowar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soyabean are important kharif crops. Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsson and harvested in September October. These crops are grown in different parts of the country in 80 per cent of net sown area. Some of the important rice-growing regions are Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana. At present, paddy has become an important crop of Punjab and Haryana. In states like Assam and West Bengal and Orissa, three crops of paddy are grown in a year. These are Aus, Aman and Boro.
