Rabi crops

Rabi crops are a type of crop grown in the winter and harvested in the spring in the South Asia.  The word means spring in the Arabic language. 

 Overview 
It is also called rabi harvest and spring harvest (also known as winter crop). The rabi crops are sown around mid-November, after the monsoon rains are over, and harvesting begins in April/May. The crops are grown either with rainwater that has percolated into the ground, or with irrigation. A good rain in winter spoils the rabi crop but is good for kharif crops.

Normally wheat barley, mustard, sesame and peas are grown in India. Peas are harvested early, as they are ready early: Indian markets are flooded with green peas from January to March, peaking in February.

Some of the example are: 

 Cereals 
wheat 
oat 
barley
 maizethumb|261x261px|wheat (rabi crop) 

 Seed plants 
 alfalfa 
 linseed
 sesame
 cumin 
 coriander 
 mustard 
 fennel 
 Fenugreek
 isabgol


 Vegetables 
pea
chickpea
onion
tomato
potato

 References 

Category:Agriculture