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WHAT IS KHARIF CUTIVATION?
The Kharif crops are known as monsoon crops in Indian sub continent. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains towards the end of May. In the state of Kerala during the advent of south-west monsoon season. As the Monsoon rains advance towards the north the sowing dates vary accordingly. They dependent on the quantity of rain water as well its timing. Too much, too little or at wrong time may lay waste the whole year's efforts. The harvesting begins with Diwali days or slightly earlier during Vijayadashmi days. Since this period coincides with the beginning of Autumn or winter in the Indian sub-continent it is called "Kharif period ".


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