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Maize
Zea mays
Versatile cereal grown for grain, feed, and fodder. Provide adequate sunlight, well-drained soil, and moisture during flowering and grain filling. Monitor young plants for fall armyworm and stem borers.
Pearl millet
Cenchrus americanus
Drought-tolerant kharif cereal suitable for hot, dry areas and lighter soils. Sow with monsoon onset, control weeds during early growth, and harvest when grain heads mature and dry.
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajan
Long-duration kharif pulse suited to warm conditions and well-drained soils. Allow enough space for branching, avoid prolonged waterlogging, and scout flowers and pods for borers.
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Cool-season tuber crop requiring loose, well-drained soil and healthy seed tubers. Maintain even soil moisture during tuber development and avoid prolonged waterlogging. Monitor for aphids, cutworms, and blight symptoms.
Rice
Oryza sativa
Kharif cereal grown in suitable irrigated and higher-rainfall areas. Select locally adapted varieties, maintain appropriate water management, and monitor for stem borers, planthoppers, and leaf diseases.
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
Oilseed crop suited to relatively dry conditions and well-drained soils. Establish it during the suitable cool-season window, avoid excessive irrigation, and monitor flower heads for caterpillars and leaves for fungal spots.
Sesame
Sesamum indicum
Short-duration oilseed grown in warm conditions. Sow into well-drained soil, avoid waterlogging, and inspect leaves and capsules for leaf rollers, capsule borers, and fungal disease symptoms.
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Heat- and drought-tolerant cereal used for grain and fodder. Establish the crop in suitable monsoon moisture, control early weeds, and inspect growing points for shoot fly and stem-borer damage.
Soybean
Glycine max
Kharif oilseed and protein crop suited to warm conditions and well-drained soil. Sow with reliable monsoon moisture, avoid standing water, and monitor foliage for defoliators and sucking pests.
Sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
Long-duration commercial crop requiring substantial moisture and a long warm growing season. Use healthy planting material, provide irrigation according to soil and climate, and inspect stems and leaves for borers and red rot symptoms.