Differentiate between the kharif and rabi crops.

The differences between the kharif and rabi crops as mentioned below:
Kharif crop: –
(i) It starts with the onset of monsoon and continues till the beginning of winter i.e., from June-July to September-October.
(ii) Average rainfall required is 100 cm.
(iii) Crops are grown in 80% of new sown area.
(iv) Paddy (rice), maize, jowar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute groundnut and
soyabean are important crops.
(v) Rain from advaning monsoons helps in growth of crops i.e., nice and jowar.
(vi) Important rice growing regions are Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh Bihar, Punjab and Haryana.
Rabi crop:-
(i) It starts with the beginning of winter and continues till the beginning of summer i.e., from October-December to April- June.
(ii) Average rainfall required is 70 cm.
(iii) Crops are grown in 40% of net sown area.
(iv) Important crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and mustard.
(v) Precipitation during winter months and cyclonic rains help crops to grow i.e., wheat and barley.
(vi) Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh are important for production of wheat and other rabi crops.