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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | {{Short description|Classification of crops harvested in summer in the Indian Subcontinent}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | ||
'''Zaid crops''' are summer season crops . They grow | '''Zaid crops''' are summer season crops. They grow for a short time period between kharif and rabi crops, mainly from March to June. These crops are mainly grown in the summer season during a period called the zaid crop season. They require warm dry weather as major growth period and longer day length for flowering. The zaid crop season comes between the rabi and the kharif crop seasons. Some summer months and rainy season is required. These crops also mature early. | ||
In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the zaid season. Some of the crops produced during zaid season are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops. Sugarcane takes almost a year to grow.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reddy |first1=Siddartha |title=Cropping Seasons Of India: Kharif, Rabi, And Zaid(Zayid) - Learn Natural Farming |url=https://learnnaturalfarming.com/cropping-seasons-of-india-kharif-rabi-and-zaid/ |website=learnnaturalfarming.com |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rabi, Kharif and Zaid Crops - Explanation, Examples and Differences |url=https://www.teachoo.com/9798/2972/Rabi--Kharif-and-Zaid-Crops/category/Concepts/ |website=teachoo.com |access-date=21 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Zaid crops== | ==Zaid crops== | ||
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* [[Cucumber]] | * [[Cucumber]] | ||
* [[Bitter gourd]] | * [[Bitter gourd]] | ||
* [[Fodder]] | * [[Fodder]] | ||
* [[Pumpkin]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 7 January 2022
Zaid crops are summer season crops. They grow for a short time period between kharif and rabi crops, mainly from March to June. These crops are mainly grown in the summer season during a period called the zaid crop season. They require warm dry weather as major growth period and longer day length for flowering. The zaid crop season comes between the rabi and the kharif crop seasons. Some summer months and rainy season is required. These crops also mature early.
In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the zaid season. Some of the crops produced during zaid season are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops. Sugarcane takes almost a year to grow.[1][2]
Zaid crops[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Reddy, Siddartha. "Cropping Seasons Of India: Kharif, Rabi, And Zaid(Zayid) - Learn Natural Farming". learnnaturalfarming.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Rabi, Kharif and Zaid Crops - Explanation, Examples and Differences". teachoo.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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