Crops Of Kharif

| Crop Type | Examples | |----------------|-------------------------------------------| | Cereals | Rice, maize, bajra (pearl millet), jowar (sorghum) | | Pulses | Arhar (pigeon pea), moong (green gram), urad (black gram) | | Oilseeds | Groundnut, soybean, sunflower, sesame | | Fibre crops | Cotton, jute | | Cash crops | Sugarcane, turmeric, chilli |

Pulses are the primary source of protein for vegetarians in India. These crops are particularly beneficial because they are legumes, meaning they help restore soil fertility by fixing nitrogen from the atmosphere. 5. Oilseeds (Groundnut and Soybean) crops of kharif