Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June.
Eg: wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.
Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these are harvested in September-October.
Eg: Paddy, maize, jawar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soya bean.
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