Kharif Rabi And Zaid Crops Months 🎁 Full Version

Rabi’s grain-filling period (February–March) is now experiencing 2°C–3°C above long-term averages, leading to forced maturity and shriveled grains. Farmers are shifting to earlier sowing (late October) to escape terminal heat.

| Crop | Sowing Month | Harvest Month | Remarks | |------|--------------|---------------|---------| | Watermelon | April | June | Requires 30°C+; 70 days | | Muskmelon | April | June | High water need | | Cucumber | April | June | Trellis or ground spread | | Bitter Gourd (Karela) | April | June–July | Perennial growth into Kharif | | Sunhemp (Fodder) | April | June | Green manure crop | | Summer Moong (Green gram) | April | June | Short-duration pulse (60 days) | | Sesame | April | June | Oilseed; tolerates heat | kharif rabi and zaid crops months

| Crop | Sowing Month | Harvest Month | Key Trait | |------|--------------|---------------|------------| | Paddy (Rice) | June–July | Sept–Oct | Requires 100–200 cm water; staple cereal | | Cotton | June–July | Oct–Dec (long duration) | Frost-sensitive; needs 20°C+ | | Sugarcane | Feb–March (planting), but main growth Kharif | Dec–March | Perennial; peak monsoon growth | | Maize | June–July | Sept–Oct | High temperature; 50–100 cm rain | | Groundnut | June–July | Oct–Nov | Legume; fixes nitrogen | | Soybean | Late June | Oct | Oilseed; sensitive to waterlogging | | Pearl Millet (Bajra) | July | Oct | Drought-tolerant; arid zones | arid zones |