Agricultural Practices in India

Kharif crops are the crops, which are grown in rainy season, generally during June - September.

Pulses and vegetables require high temperature for their growth. So, they are grown in summer season.

Loosening of soil is done to prepare the soil so that its water holding capacity is optimized, whereas 'harvesting' refers to cutting of crops, 'irrigation' refers to watering the crops and sowing seeds is done after the preparation of soil. 

Legumes and Wheat are the crops grown alternatively in northern part of India.

Onion is a crop that is commonly grown by transplanting seedlings from a nursery bed to the main field to ensure better growth and spacing.

Cash crops are grown for commercial sale rather than for personal consumption. Jowar is a food grain (cereal), not a cash crop.

IR 20 and Ratna are well-known high-yielding varieties of paddy (rice) developed for Indian agriculture.

Kharif crops are sown in the monsoon season and harvested in autumn. Rice, millet, maize, and cotton are classic examples of crops grown during this period.

Rabi crops are sown in October-November and harvested in April, benefiting from winter moisture. Kharif crops are sown with the monsoon and harvested in autumn.

Energy plantations are specifically established to produce biomass for fuel wood or energy generation. Energy cropping is a broader term that may refer to various crops grown for energy purposes, but the defining characteristic of an energy plantation is the focus on wood production.

Cattle (cows) were the most important form of wealth in the pastoral Rig Vedic society. The word for war, 'gavishti', literally means 'search for cows'.

Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in spring. Wheat, barley, and grams are typical rabi crops, whereas rice is a kharif crop grown during the monsoon season.

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