1.5.3. The Zaid Season

is a short duration summer cropping season beginning after harvesting of Rabi crops. The cultivation of watermelons, cucumbers, vegetables and fodder crops during this season is done on irrigated lands. However, this type of distinction in the cropping season does not exist in southern parts of the country.

Cropping Season	Duration	Season	Major Crops
Kharif	June-July to Oct.- Nov	Rainy season	Rice, maize, jowar, bajra, cotton, sesamum, groundnut and pulses like mung, urad etc.
Rabi	Oct.-Nov. to March- April	Winter season	Wheat, barley, gram and oilseeds like linseed, rape and mustard, etc.
Zaid	March-April to May- June	Summer season	Vegetables, fruits like watermelon and cucumber and rice, maize etc.