Q. What is known as ‘Aman’ in West Bengal, ‘Sali’ in Assam, ‘Sarrad’ in Odisha, ‘Agahani’ in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh?
Answer:
Winter rice
Notes: The main rice growing season in the country is the ‘Kharif’. It is known as winter rice as per the harvesting time. The sowing time of winter (Kharif) rice is June-July and it is harvested in November-December. Winter rice is known as ‘Aman’ in West Bengal, ‘Sali’ in Assam, ‘Sarrad’ in Orissa, ‘Agahani’ in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, ‘Sarava’ in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Mundakan’ in Kerala and ‘Samba/Thaladi’ in Tamil Nadu. About 84% of the country’s rice crop is grown in this season and generally, medium to long duration varieties are grown in this season.