South Asia: Pakistan and the Himalayan States - Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East and Southeast Asia - page 195

KHARIF and RABI CROPS

KHARIF CROPS sown after the onset of the wet monsoon (June-July)

harvested in autumn
dominate southern Pakistan in Sind and Baluchistan
floodplains and tank irrigation

RABI CROPS sown at the end of the wet monsoon

harvested in spring
dominate northern Pakistan in Punjab and NWFP
doabs and uplands

TYPE OF CROP MAIN PRODUCTION REGION

(B Baluch; P Punjab; S Sind;

NWFP Northwest Frontier Province;

IRV throughout Indus River V alley)

RICE KHARIF P & S

JOWAR (MILLET V ARIETY) P & IRV

BAJRA (MILLET V ARIETY) P & IRV

SESAMUM (SESAME) S & P

MAIZE (PULSE: LEGUMINOUS GRAIN) NWFP

GROUNDNUTS (PEANUTS) P

COTTON IRV

VEGET ABLES EVERYWHERE

PEARS B & NWFP

PLUMS B & NWFP

GRAPES B

DA TES S

RABI WHEA T P

JOWAR P & IRV

BARLEY P & NWFP

GRAM (PULSES—GRAM P & S

—MASOOR LENTILS

CHICKPEAS

P

—MA TT AR PEAS S

—MUNG KIDNEY BEANS) P

UNSEED (OIL SEED) P

RAPE (OIL SEED) IRV

MUST ARD (OIL SEED) IRV

TOBACCO NWFP

VEGET ABLES EVERYWHERE

CHILIES S

APPLES B & NWFP

APRICOTS NWFP

BANANAS S

CITRUS P

GUA V A P

MANGO S

PEACHES NWFP

NOTE: SUGARCANE IS GROWN IN RABI AND HARVESTED IN KHARIF IN PUNJAB.

Figure 7-11
Kharif and rabi crops.