|
Region
|
Season
|
Planting
time |
Harvesting
time |
|
A. North western Hills |
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|
Very
high hills |
Summer |
May-June |
Sept.-Oct. |
|
High
hills |
Summer |
Mid
March-April |
Sept.-Oct. |
|
Mid
hills |
Spring
|
Feb.-March |
July-August |
|
B. North central high hills |
Summer |
Mid
Feb.- March |
August-
Sept. |
|
C. North eastern high hills |
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|
Darjeeling
area high hills |
Spring |
Mid.
Dec.- Mid. Jan. |
July-Aug. |
|
Shillong
hills |
Summer |
Feb.-March |
July-August |
|
D. Southern hills |
Autumn Spring |
August-Sept. Jan.-Feb. |
Dec.-Jan.
May-June |
|
E. North western plains |
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|
Punjab |
Early
Autumn |
Mid.
Sept. |
Mid.
Nov.-Dec. |
|
|
Spring |
Mid.
Oct. |
Feb.-March |
|
Jammu,
Punjab, Western UP, Haryana and Rajasthan |
Winter |
Oct. |
Jan.-March |
|
F. North central plains |
Winter |
Mid.
Oct. |
Feb.-March |
G. North eastern Plains |
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|
Bihar |
Winter |
Oct.
end- 2nd week of Nov. |
Jan.-Feb. |
|
West
Bengal |
Winter |
Early
Nov. |
Jan.-
Feb. |
|
Orissa |
Winter |
Early
Nov. |
Jan.-Feb. |
|
H. Plateau region |
Kharif |
June-July |
Sept.-Oct. |
|
|
Rabi |
Oct.-Nov. |
Feb.-March |