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Classify the Indian Agriculture on the basis of seasons.

Agriculture can be classified into the following three types on the basis of seasons.


a. Kharif


b. Rabi


c. Zaid


Kharif:


Crops such as rice, maize, millet, peanut, etc., which are sown in June-July and are harvested in October-November are called Kharif crops.


Rabi:


Crops such as wheat, barley, oil-seeds, etc., which are sown in the months of October-November and are harvested in the months of March-April are called Rabi crops.


Zaid:


Crops such as watermelon, bottle gourd, and cucumber which are sown and harvested in the short period between the Kharif and Rabi seasons are called Zaid crops.


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