Complete Guide for SSC, Sanjeev Joon, pp. 2-93, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 978-0-07-070645-3, ... Kharif crops are mainly winter season's crops, sowing takes place in June-July (after rain) and harvesting in autumn. The term Kharif means "autumn" in Arabic. Main kharif crops are millets (bajra and jowar), paddy (rice), maize, moong ...