Question

What is meant by leguminous plant? Name two pulses grown in kharif seasons and two in rabi season.

Answer 1

Leguminous plant:

1. Leguminous plants, sometimes known as legumes, are plants belonging to the Fabaceae family (or Leguminosae).
2. Legume is the name given to the fruit of these plants.
3. In their root nodules, most leguminous plants contain symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria that aid in soil fertility restoration.
4. To boost soil fertility, leguminous plants are utilized in crop rotation.
5. During the rainy season, Kharif crops are grown.
6. Moong, Soybean, and other pulses are grown during the Kharif season.
7. Rabi crops are planted in the winter.
8. Peas and Gram are two pulses that are grown during the Rabi season.