Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Lentil
The correct answer is Lentil. - Lentil is not a Kharif Crop among the given options.
- India has many growing seasons due to the prevalence of high temperatures over a long period. The different crop seasons are:
- Kharif Crop
- Crops are sown at the beginning of the southwest monsoon and harvested at the end of the South-West monsoon.
- Sown in June-July when rains first begin.
- Harvested in September-October.
- Requires a lot of water and hot weather to grow.
- Important crops: Jowar, Bajra, Soybean, Rice, Maize, Cotton, Jute, Groundnut, Sugarcane.
- Rabi crop
- Crops need a relatively cool climate during the period of growth but a warm climate during the germination of their seed and maturation.
- Sown in October-November.
- Harvested in April-May.
- Important Crops: Wheat, Barley, Gram, Linseed, Mustard, Masur, Lentil and Potatoes, Tobacco.
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