Rabi
The crops grown between winter and rainy season are known as Rabi crops.Rabi crops are usually sown in the months of October to November. These crops are harvested between March and April. Low temperature and dry and warm environment at the time of ripening are required for growing Rabi crops. These crops are also known as winter crops. Rabi crops need dry environment while ripening. Therefore, the harvesting of the crop is done between the months of March to April.
Examples of Rabi crops. Barley, oats, rapeseed, (lahi) rye, yellow mustard, linseed, safflower, maize, gram, peas, lentils, kidney beans, berseem, mushrooms, potatoes,
Names of weeds in rabi crop
Wheat is the largest crop sown in the Rabi season across the country and almost the same type of weather is required for all the crops of the season to grow and grow. For this reason, in this season almost the same type of weed grows in all the crops. Often in this season two types of weeds have been seen growing in crops. In this, the first weed is broad-leaved, whose names are Bathua, Senji, Dudhi, Chicory, Wild Spinach Akri, Wild Pea, Krishnanil, Satyanashi Hirankhuri. Other types of weeds also grow among Rabi crops. which is called broad-leafed weed. It includes Motha, Kansas, Wild oats, Chiraya millet and other grasses.
Wheat
Wheat is a type of grass that came from the Levant regions of the Middle East, which is cultivated most of the world. If seen, wheat is the second most grown crop in the world after maize among cereal crops. While paddy crop comes in third place. Wheat is used to make noodles, macaroni, juice, pasta, porridge, cake, flour, bread today. Apart from this, straw made from wheat crop or wheat grain is also fed to animals. Thus wheat in Rabi crop is a food item for humans.
Oat
Oats are sown along with green fodder in the north eastern plains. Which is fed to animals. Cultivation of oats is very good on loamy or heavy loamy soils where there is proper drainage system. Just as the field is prepared for the sowing of wheat and barley, in the same way the field is prepared for the sowing of oats.ats are considered to be an autumn crop, so it yields very well in cold and dry climates.
There should be sufficient amount of moisture in the field for sowing of oats And it is sown in the month of October. And this crop is harvested in the month of March. There are many varieties of oats, such as: UPO-94, Bundel oats-581, Haryana oats-114 etc.After harvesting oats, the grain and straw are separated. The straw is used to feed the animals, while the grain is ground to make flour, whose bread is eaten.Oat flour biscuits are also made. The yield of oats is high in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab.
Barley
Barley is mainly cultivated in the states of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh etc. Barley is used for animal feed, fodder, wine, bakery, fiber paper, fiber board etc.Barley is sown in the season of 25 to 30 degree centigrade temperature or temperate climate. The yield of barley is very high in sandy, sandy loam, sandy sandy or saline land.There are many varieties of barley, such as: NDB-1173, K-603, Narendra barley 1 2 3, Haritima, Preeti, Manjula, Jyoti, Lakhan, Jagriti etc. If you are sowing barley at the right time, then at least 100 kg of barley should be sown per hectare of land. And if you are late in sowing then you should increase the quantity of barley seed by 25% The right time for sowing barley is from the first week of November to the last week. But at most you can sow barley till mid-December.
Toria
Tauria is a type of oilseed crop sown in the middle of Kharif Rabi. Improved varieties of Tauria like: T-9, Bhavani, PT-303, Tapeshwari. Which matures around 3 months, you can sow Bhavani variety of Toria in the second fortnight of September.
Maize
Maize is a major food crop, which can be grown in any type of soil. But if seen, the yield of maize is very good in sandy loam soil. Although maize is considered a kharif season crop, but where there is a good irrigation system, maize can also be sown as a rabi crop.The maize crop is used as animal feed, while humans use corn bread, roasted corn, boiled corn, popcorn, cornflakes, etc. Where there is good drainage of water, maize is cultivated in the season of hot and humid climate.
Flaxseed
In our country of India, linseed is cultivated in an area of about 2.96 lakh hectares. Linseed is a type of industrial oilseed crop, all parts of which are very useful directly or indirectly. The oil extracted from linseed seeds is used for food as well as in making medicines. In the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, linseed oil is used for making soap, lighting a lamp, eating oil, etc.
The woody part and smaller parts of the linseed plant are used to make paper. If seen in terms of area, then India has the second place in the world. Where linseed is cultivated on 15% of the total area of the world. And India ranks third in terms of linseed production. Linseed is mainly cultivated in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, Maharashtra.