List of Crops of Pakistan and their Agronomic Use

S/N	Vernacular name	Botanical name		Family	Agronomic use	Sowing season
A.      CEREAL CROPS
1.	Ghandum / Kanak / Wheat		Triticum aestivum	Poaceae	Cereals	Rabi
2.	Juo / Barley		Hordeum vulgare	Poaceae	Cereals/ Fodder	Rabi
3.	Dhaan / Rice / Paddy		Oryza sativa	Poaceae	Cereals	Kharif
4.	Makkai / Corn / Maize		Zea mays	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
5.	Jowar / Chari / Great Millet / Sorghum		Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder	Kharif (Grain purpose) Rabi (Fodder purpose)
6.	Bajra / Pearl Millet		Pennisetum typhoides	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder	Kharif
B.      FOOD LEGUMES
1.	Kalay Channay / Chickpea / Gram		Cicer arietinum	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
2.	Kabuli Channay / Chickpea / White Gram		Cicer arietinum	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
3.	Field pea		Pisum sativum	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
4.	Masur / Lentil		Lens culnaris	Fabaceae	Pulses	Rabi
5.	Mung bean / Oregon Pea / Green Gram		Vigna radiata	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
6.	Mash / Urd Bean / Black Gram		Vigna mungo	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
7.	Pigeon pea / Red Gram / Arhar		Cajanus cajan	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
8.	Lobia / Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea		Vigna unguiculata	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
9.	Rawan / Cowpea		Vigna unguiculata	Fabaceae	Pulses	Kharif
C.      OILSEED CROPS
1.	Toria / Brown or Yellow Sarsoon / Rapeseed		Brassica campestris	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
2.	Gohbi Sarsoon / Rapeseed		Brassica napus	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
3.	Raya / Indian Mustard		Brassica juncea	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
4.	Taramera / Mustard		Eruca sativa	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
5.	Canola / Rapeseed		Brassica napus	Cruiferae	Oilseeds	Rabi
6.	Moongphali / Ground nut / Peanuts		Arachis hypogea	Fabaceae	Oilseeds	Kharif
7.	Suraj Mukkhi / Sunflower		Helianthus annus	Compositae	Oilseeds	Rabi
8.	Makkai / Corn / Maize		Zea mays	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
9.	Zeatoon / Olive		Olera europeae	Oleaceae	Oilseeds
10.	Kala Til / Niger		Guizotia abyssinica	Compositae	Oilseeds	Kharif
11.	Sufaid Til / Sesame		Sesamum indicum	Pedaliacea	Oilseeds	Kharif
12.	Alsi / Linseed		Linum ustitatissimum	Linaceae	Oilseeds	Rabi
13.	Guar / Cluster bean		Cyamopsis tetragonolba	Fabaceae	Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
14.	Kappas / Cotton		Gossypium arboretum & G. hirsutum	Malvaceae	Oilseeds  / Fiber	Kharif
D.      FIBER CROPS
1.	Kappas / Cotton		Gossypium arboretum & G. hirsutum	Malvaceae	Oilseeds  / Fiber	Kharif
2.	Patsun / Jute		Corchorus capsularis / C. olitorius	Tilliaceae	Fibre	Kharif
E.       SUGAR CROPS
1.	Kammad / Ganna / Sugarcane		Saccharum officinarum	Poaceae	Sugar	Perennial
2.	Chuqandar / Sugarbeet		Beta vulgaris	Chenopodiaceae	Sugar	Rabi
F.       FORAGE CROPS
1.	Berseem / Egyptian Clover		Trifolium alexanderinum	Fabaceae	Fodder / Green Manure	Rabi
2.	Shaftal / Persian Clover		Trifolium resupinatum	Fabaceae	Fodder	Rabi
3.	Lucern / Alfalfa		Medicago sativa	Fabaceae	Fodder	Rabi
4.	Guar / Cluster bean		Cyamopsis tetragonolba	Fabaceae	Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
5.	Jowar / Chari / Great Millet / Sorghum		Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder	Kharif (Grain purpose) Rabi (Fodder purpose)
6.	Jai / Oat		Avena sativa	Poaceae	Fodder / Cereals	Rabi
7.	Makkai / Corn / Maize		Zea mays	Poaceae	Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds	Kharif
8.	Juo / Barley		Hordeum vulgare	Poaceae	Cereals/ Fodder	Rabi
9.	Kangani				Fodder
10.	Haloon				Fodder
11.	Cheena				Fodder
12.	Jantar				Fodder
13.	Mott. Grass				Fodder