* The word Kharif is Arabic for autumn, since the season coincides with the beginning of autumn or winter. * Kharif crops also are known as monsoon crops. These are the crops that are cultivated in the monsoon season. * The Kharif season differs in every state of the country but is generally from June to September. * These crops are usually sown at the beginning of the monsoon season around June and harvested by September or October. * Rice, maize, bajra, ragi, soybean, groundnut, cotton are all Kharif types of crops.