Crop Production & Management

# 1. Knowledge booster

Here by crops we mean that these belongs to plants.  but according to Wikipedia crops not only mean two plants but  it belongs to animals also.

Thus in real, a crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

# 2. Knowledge booster 

Meaning of Kharif and Rabi

These two words are of arabic origin.
In Arabic,
ربيع rabī3 = spring 
خريف kharīf = fall, autumn

# 3. Knowledge booster 

Trick to remember Kharif and Rabi crops (in Hindi).

For Kharif

महर के गधे ने दिल से बाज़ा बजाया

Explanation 

1. म  –  मक्का (maize)
2. हर  –  अरहर (Pigeon Peas)
3. ग  –  गन्ना (sugar cane)
4. धे  –  धान (
5. दिल  –  तिलहन (oil seeds)
6. बा  –  बाजरा
7. जा  –  ज्वार.

For Rabi

आज सच में राई में गेम खेला

Explanation 

1. आ – आलू
2. ज  –  जौ
3. स  –  सरसों
4. च  –  चना
5. राई  –  राई
6. गे  –  गैंहू
7. म  –  मटर

# 4. Knowledge booster 

There is another category of crops other than Kharif and Rabi

Zaid crops : These have time period from March to May.

Mostly there are vines (bels in hindi).

For example: cucumber, muskmelon, watermelon, bitter gourd, pumpkin etc.

# 5. Knowledge booster 

Difference between Kharif and Rabi crops