Fill in the blanks

(a) Photoperiod affect the_____


(b) Kharif crops are cultivated from _____to______.


(c) Rabi crops are cultivated from ______ to _______.


(d) Paddy, maize, green gram and black gram are _____ crops.


(e) Wheat, gram, pea, mustard are ______ crops.

(a) Flowering of plant


Photoperiodism is the physiological reaction of organisms to the length of day or night. It occurs in plants and animals. Photoperiodism can also be defined as the developmental responses of plants to the relative lengths of light and dark periods.


(b) June to October.


The kharif crops include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet/bajra, finger millet/ragi (cereals), arhar (pulses), soyabean, groundnut (oilseeds), cotton etc.


(c) November to April


The rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats (cereals), chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard (oilseeds) etc.


(d) Kharif


(e) Rabi


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