Agriculture
- Kharif Crops: Ppcbl Begins Disbursement Of Loans
The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank has started disbursement of Rs 2.5 billion agriculture loans for sowing, growing and maturing of Kharif crops 2014 including cotton, rice, sugarcane, maize, vegetables, fodder and fruits orchards. Source: Business...
- Rabi Crops: Irsa Increases Water Supply By Seven Percent
The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has downgraded projected water shortage for Rabi crops 2013-14 from 15 percent to 7 percent during the months of February and March as water availability in the dams and the rivers has improved considerably.Punjab...
- Kharif Crops List
The crops that are sown in the rainy season are called kharif crops. (also known as the summer or monsoon crop) in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July, during the south-west monsoon season. The main monsoon...
- Rabi Crops List
The crops that are sown in the winter season are called Rabi crops. (also known as the "winter crop") in Pakistan and India. The Rabi means, when the crop is harvested.Crops that are grown in the winter season, from November to April are called Rabi Crops.Some...
- Role Of Public & Private Seed Sector
The private sector seed industry in the past few years has begun to play an important role. At present, the seeds or seed production and operation ordered by the number of active 400 or 500. However, the main focus in the private seed companies, seed...
Agriculture
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 | ||||
- Kharif Crops: Ppcbl Begins Disbursement Of Loans
The Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank has started disbursement of Rs 2.5 billion agriculture loans for sowing, growing and maturing of Kharif crops 2014 including cotton, rice, sugarcane, maize, vegetables, fodder and fruits orchards. Source: Business...
- Rabi Crops: Irsa Increases Water Supply By Seven Percent
The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has downgraded projected water shortage for Rabi crops 2013-14 from 15 percent to 7 percent during the months of February and March as water availability in the dams and the rivers has improved considerably.Punjab...
- Kharif Crops List
The crops that are sown in the rainy season are called kharif crops. (also known as the summer or monsoon crop) in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July, during the south-west monsoon season. The main monsoon...
- Rabi Crops List
The crops that are sown in the winter season are called Rabi crops. (also known as the "winter crop") in Pakistan and India. The Rabi means, when the crop is harvested.Crops that are grown in the winter season, from November to April are called Rabi Crops.Some...
- Role Of Public & Private Seed Sector
The private sector seed industry in the past few years has begun to play an important role. At present, the seeds or seed production and operation ordered by the number of active 400 or 500. However, the main focus in the private seed companies, seed...