S/N
|
Vernacular
name
|
Botanical
name
|
Family
|
Agronomic
use
|
Sowing
season
|
|
A. CEREAL CROPS
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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10.
|
Haloon
|
Fodder
|
||||
11.
|
Cheena
|
Fodder
|
||||
12.
|
Jantar
|
Fodder
|
||||
13.
|
Mott. Grass
|
Fodder
|
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