In Indian, three major crops are cultivated in a year :
Rabi crop : It is sown generally in October and harvested in April. The major crops
coming under it are wheat, barley, gram, peas, mustard etc.
Kharif crop : it is a crop of rainy season which is sown in July and harvested in October.
The major crops coming under it are rice, jowar, bajra, maize, jute, groundnut, cotton,
hemp, tobacco etc.
Zaid crop : this crop is produced between kharif and rabi i.e., sown in March and
harvested till June. Vegetables, water melon, musk melon, cucumber etc which are
grown with the help of irrigation come under it.