Why is paddy a kharif crop although it is a Rabi crop

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Solution

Kharif crops are the crops grown during the rainy period. Since paddy needs a lot of water for its growth, it is grown and cultivated in the rainy season , and hence, is a kharif crop.

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Which of the following are kharif crops and which are rabi crops ?

Wheat, Paddy, Gram, Maize, Mustard, Cotton, Soyabean, Linseed, Peas, Groundnut

(a) What is meant by kharif crops ? Give two examples of kharif crops.

(b) What is meant by rabi crops ? Give two examples of rabi crops.

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(a) Photoperiod affect the___.

(b) Kharif crops are cultivated from___ to ___.

(d) Paddy, maize, green gram and black gram are ___ crops.

(e) Wheat, gram, pea, mustard are ___ crops.

Give two examples of each.

(a) Kharif crop

(b) Rabi crop

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